Abortion Is Sometimes Medically Necessary, Contrary to Facebook Posts
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There are life-threatening complications in which abortion is medically necessary, and social media posts claiming otherwise are incorrect, physicians said. “In some situations, abortion is the only medical intervention that can preserve a patient’s health,” the president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists told us.
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The Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that established abortion as a constitutional right. The decision set in motion a flurry of activity across states, triggering laws banning or severely restricting the practice in some states and spurring efforts in others to protect abortion rights, as we’ve reported.
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