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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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
Thursday
Republican South Carolina Sen. Tom Davis looks over papers at his desk before debate about a bill banning abortion on Sept. 7. Jeffrey Collins/AP hide caption
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
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
A 1931 law criminalizing abortion in Michigan is unconstitutional, a judge rules
Saturday
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Brandy Bottone has said she was not trying to make a political statement when she told Dallas deputies that her fetus counts as a living person. LM Otero/AP hide caption
Thursday
Protesters hold signs as they march in opposition to the anti-abortion law S.B. 8 outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021 in Austin. Sergio Flores/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
This computer-generated image shows the formation of a zygote after fertilization. Some Republican-led states, including Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma, have passed laws declaring that life begins at fertilization, a contention that opens the door to a host of pregnancy-related litigation. Anatomical Travelogue/Science Source hide caption
Tuesday
Abortion rights activists chant slogans as the Indiana Senate debates during a special session in Indianapolis before voting to ban abortions. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption
Friday
Abortion rights protesters attend a June 24 rally following the United States Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
A demonstrator in Berlin in 2020 holds up a placard reading "Against Abortion?! Have a Vasectomy" during a protest against Poland's near-total ban on abortion. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Workers at Google's parent company Alphabet want to better protect people's abortion-related location data and search history. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Tuesday
A package of Aviane birth control pills. The federal program known as Title X provides birth control, tests for sexually transmitted infections, and offers other reproductive health care for low-income patients. Crixell Matthews/VPM hide caption
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Abortion-rights advocates are using social media to reach young people who have more questions than ever about how to get an abortion. Leah Willingham/AP hide caption