
If Roe v Wade is overturned, here are your reproductive health options : Life Kit : NPR

In many states, the options for safe abortion access will become virtually non-existent if the Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that protected abortion rights since 1973.
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In many states, the options for safe abortion access will become virtually non-existent if the Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that protected abortion rights since 1973.
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For decades, the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision protected abortion access and reproductive health decisions across the United States. Now, that might be overturned, and dozens of states are looking to pass more restrictive measures. NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks to health providers and reproductive health experts about what you need to know about birth control, emergency contraception and terminating a pregnancy.
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