The U.S. Supreme Court gave a reprieve to Texas clinics that provide abortion services. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
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On July 9, 2013, opponents and supporters of a bill to put restrictions on abortion hold signs near a news conference outside the Texas Capitol in Austin. The bill was passed, but has been battled in the courts for two years; now, the law is set to go into effect July 1. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Texas Abortion Curbs Go Into Effect Soon, Unless Supreme Court Acts
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Abortion-rights supporters (foreground) try to disrupt an anti-abortion march to the Texas Capitol during a Texas Rally for Life on Jan. 24 in Austin, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Court Decision On Texas Abortion Law Could Hasten Clinic Closures
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Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin speaking to reporters in West Des Moines, Iowa, earlier this month. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
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A view of the eastern entrance to the Ohio Statehouse. Bob Hall/Flickr hide caption
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An interauterine device provides long-term birth control. iStockphoto hide caption
Colorado Debates Whether IUDs Are Contraception Or Abortion
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Abortion-rights opponent Brian Normile of Beavercreek, Ohio, holds up a poster during a prayer vigil outside Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C., in January. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., announces he will vote to pass the health care reform bill after President Obama agreed to sign an executive order reaffirming the ban on the use of federal funds to provide abortions, March 21, 2010. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
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In November, women in El Salvador marched for the freedom of 17 women accused of abortion, including Carmen Guadalupe Vasquez Aldana. She was pardoned this week. Luis Galdamez/Xinhua /Landov hide caption