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Republicans are attacking women’s reproductive freedoms, including the right to safe abortions, birth control, and IVF. Trump takes credit for overturning Roe, said he would punish women who get an abortion, supports states’ tracking women’s pregnancies and supports prosecuting people who help with abortions.
The Biden-Harris administration has taken action to protect abortion rights and fight for reproductive freedoms, including access to FDA-approved medication abortion, affordable contraception, and accurate information.
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Additional facts:
- May 2, 2024 marked two years since the leaked SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
- More than 20 states have an abortion ban
- Extreme 6-week abortion ban went into effect in Florida on May 1, 2024, affecting women in the entire southeast
- Nearly half of all U.S. reproductive-age women live in states where abortion is either completely banned or banned after 6 weeks
- 1 in 3 women in the US aged 15-44 live under an abortion ban
- Abortion bans negatively impact women of color at a disproportional rate
Sources: Steve Rattner, WSJ, The White House, AP News, KFF, NY Times, Washington Post