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It's now up to the states whether to ban, allow, or restrict abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, not to mention so-called "self managed" abortions.
The phones inside an Alabama abortion clinic were ringing off the hook: the callers wanted to know if abortion remains legal. And, if so, for how long? A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion was ricocheting around the world.
Even those anticipating the undoing of Roe v. Wade said it was still staggering to see the words in print, forcing them to reckon with the likely reality the nation will soon enter.
Clinics received frantic phone calls from patients worried their appointments were in jeopardy.
Protests over the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the court’s Roe v. Wade ruling sent people into the streets around the nation.