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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's attorney general says he laments the pain that ensued after he suggested in a nationally televised interview that an account of a 10-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion in Indiana might have been a fabrication.

After decades of abortion rights, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and suddenly abortion was illegal in parts of the country.

THE BACKGROUND: After decades of abortion rights, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and suddenly abortion was illegal in parts of the country. The months leading up to the momentous decision were marked by states passing “trigger bans,” which would go into effect if the high court ruled.

When Mary Ellen Withrow first ran for public office, she was not allowed to have a credit card in her name. Today, the 92-year-old former U.S. Treasurer’s signature appears on more U.S. paper currency than that of any other person. (Dec. 12) (AP Video: Patrick Orsagos)

Today, the 92-year-old Democrat's signature appears on more U.S. paper currency than that of any other person.

Hundreds of New York Times journalists and other staff walked off the job for 24 hours Thursday, saying theyre frustrated by contract negotiations that have dragged on for months in the newspaper’s biggest labor dispute in decades. (Dec. 8) (AP Video: David Martin/Production: Patrick Orsagos)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is defending himself in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a compensation package he was awarded by the company’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion. Musk testified Wednesday, denying the claims. (Nov. 16) (AP Video: Patrick Orsagos)

Trump-endorsed Republican JD Vance and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan face off in the race for a seat in the Senate. Democrat Nan Whaley could make history as the Ohios first female governor as she faces incumbent Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. (October 28) (AP Video by Patrick Orsagos)

A statue of Emmett Till was revealed this week in Greenwood, Mississippi. Its not far from where white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager over accusations that he flirted with a white woman in a country store in 1955. (October 22) (AP Video: Emily Wagster Pettus, Produced by Patrick Orsagos)

Planned Parenthood\u00a0will launch\u00a0a mobile clinic in Illinois: A 37-foot-long RV with a waiting room, a standard lab and exam rooms.