![]() ![]() ![]() Near-total abortion bans have taken effect in 14 states in the past year, even as opinion polls show that a majority of Americans want abortion legal in all or most cases. Conservative states have passed a flood of legislation to restrict the procedure, while other states have moved to protect abortion access. The 24 June, 2022, Supreme Court ruling allowed US states to ban abortion care for the first time in nearly 50 years. "We know this fight will not truly be won until we secure this right for every American, which means ultimately the United States Congress must put back in place what the Supreme Court took away," Harris said. A new Republican-backed law takes effect in North Carolina on 1 July, cutting the legal window for abortions from 20 to 12 weeks of pregnancy. ![]() "We're never going to rest, we're never going to relent, until we restore the sanctity of life to the centre of American law in every state in the country," Pence said on Saturday at a pre-rally "tele-townhall" for Iowa, the state that will be first to nominate a Republican candidate for president next year.Ī live crowd chanted "four more years" in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in favour of national legislation to protect abortion rights. Photo: AFP/ Anna MoneymakerĪcross town at the Lincoln Memorial, anti-abortion groups, including Students for Life America, hosted a "National Celebrate Life Day Rally." Former Vice President Mike Pence, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, was among the speakers. Anti-abortion activists chant during a Celebrate Life Day Rally at the Lincoln Memorial on 24 June, in Washington, DC. ![]()
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