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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 03: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves the House Chamber during a procedural vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the U.S. Capitol on July 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), President Donald Trump and other Republicans are scrambling to gather enough support to begin debate on Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 23: Pro-choice activists (L) argue with Pro-life activists (R) on abortion issues in front of the U.S. Supreme Court January 23, 2006 in Washington, DC. Thousands of people took part in the annual ?March for Life? event to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Matthew Thome, representing Sheboygan County, stands before the state Supreme Court during oral arguments about an 1849 law outlawing abortion Monday, Nov. 10, 2024, at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.
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<p>Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney tells CNN's Jake Tapper that restrictive laws passed by GOP states after Roe v. Wade was overturned are "uniting women who are pro-choice and pro-life behind Vice President Harris."</p>
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: A protester holds a sign in support of gender-affirming care for transgender youth outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Advocates organized a rally in response the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in US v. Skrmetti, in which the justices ruled to uphold state bans on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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FILE PHOTO: Abortion rights supporters hold placards on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over the legality of Idaho's Republican-backed, near-total abortion ban in medical-emergency situations, at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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People in support of abortion rights protest outside the Missouri Senate chamber after the Senate voted to approve a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment on May 14 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
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Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds
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