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In the 1970’s 63% of Utahns were in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment until The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opposed it.

Abortion clinics are reassessing security measures amid warnings from law enforcement that they may be targeted amid the pending Roe v. Wade ruling.

Fifty years ago today, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment, which could help shore up rights for queer people along with current legislation. 

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin File The Supreme Court says it'll take a case that may erode Roe v. Wade and affect reproductive rights. The court previously allowed abortion-pill access to be limited during the coronavirus pandemic. An expert told Insider arrests for seeking abortions could increase if Roe v. Wade were overturned. The US Supreme Court on Monday announced plans to take up a major abortion case that could allow it to severely limit or overturn landmark court rulings on abortion, including Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The case, Dobbs v. J...

The move makes the abortion pill the only prescription medication to have such restrictions. In July 2020, for the first time, the FDA allowed mail order of the abortion pill on a federal level. The goal was to ensure safe abortion care during the pandemic, when Americans were being urged not to travel and to avoid in-person treatments where possible.  Though a "medication abortion" is available at clinics that are open for in-person care, that's a complicated option for people who live hundreds of miles from abortion providers — and even more so during the pandemic. Those who do take time...