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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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
A counter-protestor holds a large cross during a youth pro-abortion rights rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on May 5, following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Activists Lori Gordon (R) and Tammie Miller (L) of Payne, Ohio, take part in the annual "March for Life" event January 22, 2002 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
The movement against abortion rights is nearing its apex. But it began way before Roe
With the U.S. Capitol in the background, thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in downtown Washington, D.C., during the Women's March on Saturday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Anti-abortion rights activists march toward the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2019 March for Life in Washington, D.C. President Trump spoke at this year's rally on Friday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Noemi Padilla, 47, recently left Tampa Women's Health, an independent clinic in Tampa, Fla. She worked there as a surgical nurse and assisted on abortion procedures up to about 23 weeks gestation. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
The Anti-Abortion Group That's Urging Clinic Workers to Quit Their Jobs
People gathered for Friday's rally in Washington, D.C., held up signs, many featuring verses from the Bible. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Opponents of abortion rights gather at the Washington Monument to hear Vice President Pence speak at the March for Life rally on Friday. Tasos Katopodis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
On Abortion, Goals Of Back-To-Back Marches Couldn't Be More Different
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference in Washington on Friday. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers became the first GOP incumbent to lose re-election in Tuesday's primary. Travis Long/AP hide caption
David Daleiden, a defendant in an indictment stemming from a Planned Parenthood video he helped produce, speaks to the media Thursday after appearing in court at the Harris County Courthouse in Houston, Texas. Eric Kayne/Getty Images hide caption
Fallout From Grand Jury Decision Energizes Abortion Rights Opponents
NYPD anti-terrorist officers guard the entrance of a Planned Parenthood office in New York last month. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
The Planned Parenthood women's health organization has come under fire from Republicans after an undercover video allegedly showed a Planned Parenthood executive discussing selling cells from aborted fetuses. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption