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https://www.npr.org/2022/05/06/1096676197/7-persistent-claims-about-abortion-fact-checked Since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision ruled that women have a constitutional right to end their pregnancies, proponents and opponents of abortion rights have worked to own the conversation over the issue. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 629,898 legal induced abortions were reported across the United States. Lingering claims circulate about abortion, including about the safety of it, who gets abortions and even who supports or opposes access to abortion. Below, seven popular claims surrounding abortion get fact-checked. According to the Pew Research Center's polls, 37% of Americans want abortion illegal in all or most cases. But an even bigger fraction — around 6 in 10 Americans — think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Current abortion rates are lower than what they were in 1973 and are now less than half what they were...

Only 3 countries have rolled back abortion rights since 1994 If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and paves the way for states to implement abortion bans, the U.S. would join only three countries — El Salvador, Nicaragua and Poland — that have rolled back abortion rights since 1994, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. The big picture: Nearly 60 countries have liberalized their abortion laws — though some only incrementally — over the last 25 years. The rollback of abortion rights has come in countries "where democracies have eroded," says Margaret Harpin, a legal adviser at the Center for Reproductive Rights, which advocates for abortion rights advocacy and tracks abortion laws worldwide. At the same time, "we've seen a considerable amount of change in recent years, [and] an overall global trend towards liberalization" of abortion laws, Harpin tells Axios. Here's a look at current abortion laws worldwide, according to research from the...

https://www.salon.com/2022/05/03/samuel-alitos-leaked-anti-abortion-decision-doesnt-plan-to-stop-at-roe/ COMMENTARY Samuel Alito's leaked anti-abortion decision: Supreme Court doesn't plan to stop at Roe Alito sneers at rights after "the latter part of the 20th century" — inviting the reversal of 70 years of progress By Amanda Marcotte Published May 3, 2022 12:02PM (EDT) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito (Alex Wong/Getty Images) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Facebook 813 Twitter Reddit 321 Email 18 save It's fitting that, if the Supreme Court is going to overturn Roe v. Wade, they'd have the justice with the most incel-esque affect be the one to write the opinion. Samuel Alito has always been the conservative on the court who was least able to conceal the right-wing resentment that fuels him, glowering his way through President Barack Obama's State of the Union addresses and generally being a whiner on the lev...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/05/03/how-americans-really-feel-about-abortion-the-sometimes-surprising-poll-results-as-supreme-court-reportedly-set-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/?sh=6f4609807ac1 How Americans Really Feel About Abortion: The Sometimes Surprising Poll Results As Supreme Court Reportedly Set To Overturn Roe V. Wade Alison DurkeeForbes Staff May 3, 2022,09:11am EDT Updated May 3, 2022, 09:13am EDT Topline The Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and let states outlaw abortion, according to a draft opinion reported by Politico, and while a review of national polls shows many Americans consistently split between identifying between the partisan labels “pro-choice” or “pro-life,” a clear majority supports keeping the procedure legal—though that support drops quickly depending on the circumstance. U.S. Supreme Court Hears Expedited Challenges Over Texas Abortion Ban Pro- and anti-abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on ...

https://www.axios.com/trump-call-violence-presidency-2dff0934-d000-4b61-968a-4d76f29ee258.html Recent revelations that former President Donald Trump allegedly called for protesters gathered outside the White House in 2020 to be shot are part of a pattern of calling for violence that the 45th president followed throughout his years in office. Driving the news: "Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?" Trump allegedly asked about the demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, according to the forthcoming memoir by former Defense Secretary Mark Esper. State of play: Trump made statements condoning and encouraging violence throughout his presidency. July 2017: During a speech to law enforcement officers in Long Island, New York, Trump seemingly encouraged police officers to be rough with people they were arresting, per ABC News. "Please don't be too nice," he told the audience. August 2017: In the aftermath of th...