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Wednesday

Dr. Caitlin Bernard, a reproductive health care provider, speaks during an abortion rights rally on June 25, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Jenna Watson/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney instructs potential jurors during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury on, May 2, 2022, in Atlanta. McBurney overturned Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted and was therefore void. Ben Gray/AP hide caption

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Monday

Altia Connor, 71, of Louisville, says she remembers a time when pregnant teens sometimes died from botched abortions. She opposes Amendment 2. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption

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In Kentucky, abortion rights activists hope for a repeat of Kansas win

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Protesters march around the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. A new Arizona law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy takes effect Saturday, Sept. 24. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Demonstrators at the Texas State Capitol call for access to abortion at a rally in September 2021 in Austin. Days earlier, Texas had enacted SB 8, which bans most abortions after about six weeks. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021. Heading in the 2022 midterm elections, abortion leads as the top issue for Democrats. For Republicans, it is inflation. For independents, inflation also tops and abortion ranks second. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Abortion rights protesters attend a rally outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on June 24, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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A 1931 law criminalizing abortion in Michigan is unconstitutional, a judge rules

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