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For doctors, abortion restrictions create an 'impossible choice' when providing care

Physicians must treat in line with patients' wishes and standards of care. Some medical ethicists say that abortion bans will force doctors to disregard these obligations in order to follow the law.

Protestors rally for a second day in front the of Massachusetts State House in Boston for abortion rights after the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade. (Amanda Beland/WBUR)

Demonstrators in Boston rally against the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade reversal for a second day

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd gathered at the Massachusetts State House on Friday. (Robin Lubbock, WBUR)

Baker signs order protecting abortion providers; Mass lawmakers decry Roe decision

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Thousands of protesters gather during the Defend Abortion Rights rally at the Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Abortion access scholar says Mass. should brace for out-of-state legal battles with Roe overturned

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Here's where abortions are now banned or strictly limited, and where they may be soon

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Whole Woman's Health of Minnesota, a clinic that opened to patients in February, is one of only eight that provide abortions in the state and is located just a few minutes from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. (Christina Saint Louis/KHN)

With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand

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People with disabilities worry about how they will be disproportionately affected by the Supreme Court's reversal of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

With Roe v. Wade overturned, disabled people reflect on how it will impact them

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Abortion-rights protesters march along Tremont Street in Boston. on Friday. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

In Boston, protesters express fury and fear at Supreme Court's overturning of Roe

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Mass. education official wants Boston schools labeled 'underperforming'

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Boston Public Schools superintendent candidate speaks of 'calling' to education

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Superintendent finalist vows to 'lean' on others to foster understanding inside Boston public schools

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Poll: Residents favor fare-free buses, clean transit

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U.S. Capitol Police Officers walk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. The court continues to release opinions as the country awaits major case decisions pertaining to abortion rights, guns, religion and climate change in the the coming weeks before the end of their term. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Commentary: If more women owned guns, would America be safer?

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How to keep artists in Boston? The city seeks solutions

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Birth control advocate Bill Baird, center, and Carol Morreale, left, as they led a demonstration outside the Immaculate Conception Church, Aug. 18, 1974 in Marlboro, Mass., protesting the denial of the baptismal sacrament to 3-month-old Nathaniel Morreale.(AP)

Father of reproductive rights movement calls SCOTUS decision a 'holy war against women'

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Former White House aide John Dean III, pauses while reading a long prepared statement before the Senate Watergate Committee Monday, June 25, 1973. (AP)

John Dean reflects on Watergate and Jan. 6 hearings

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Kathryn Kolbert argued the Supreme Court case Planned Parenthood v. Casey in the 1990. (Kris Connor/Getty Images for Athena Film Festival)

Longtime women's rights attorney reacts to Supreme Court abortion ruling

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Pro-choice and pro-life signs are seen outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion

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May 27th, 1883: Clouds pouring from the volcano on Krakatau in southwestern Indonesia during the early stages of the eruption which eventually destroyed most of the island. Royal Society Report on Krakatoa Eruption published in 1888 Lithograph credit: Parker Coward. (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Krakatau: The loudest sound in recorded history

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Members of the Compton Cowboys join a demonstration Sunday June, 7, 2020 in Compton, Calif., during a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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