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![Abortion rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court. A sign reads: Your right to abortion should not depend on your zip code.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1201-abortion-zip-code-400x300.jpg)
People Will Have to Travel 250 Miles on Average for Abortions If “Roe” Is Axed
Such a long travel distance would prevent many people from being able to access an abortion entirely.
![Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court on December 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1201-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court’s Conservative Justices Indicate They’ll Upend Roe v. Wade
It’s likely that the High Court won't render an official decision on abortion rights until next summer.
![A security guard removes boards used for privacy from a fence outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization, the last abortion clinic in Mississippi, after patients left for the day on April 5, 2018, in Jackson, Mississippi.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1123-jackson-womens-health-center-400x300.jpg)
Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Is at the Center of Case That Could End “Roe”
If the Supreme Court upholds Mississippi’s 15-week ban, the decision would almost certainly weaken “Roe v. Wade.”
![A woman holds a placard referring to Roe v Wade as demonstrators gather at the Sample Gates at Indiana University to rally in support of reproductive rights, in Bloomington, Indiana, on October 2, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1111-abortion-protest-400x300.jpg)
Democrats in Statehouses Aim to Secure Abortion Rights as “Roe” Faces Threats
Democratic lawmakers in Michigan introduced legislation this week that would repeal a law that criminalizes abortion.
![Pro-choice demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on November 1, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1103-abortion-protest-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Likely to Allow Challenge to Texas Law, But May Still Overturn “Roe”
Texas’s near-total abortion ban could be a model for targeting other constitutional rights.
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2 Conservative Justices Hint at Letting Challenge to TX Abortion Law Go Forward
The law “is clearly unconstitutional under longstanding Supreme Court precedent,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
![A sign reads "Bans don't stop abortions, they make them dangerous" at a march for reproductive freedom on October 2, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1028-abortion-protest-400x300.jpg)
26 States Are Primed to Effectively Ban Abortion If “Roe v. Wade” Is Overturned
If abortion protections are undone by the Supreme Court, a person from Texas may have to travel 525 miles for services.
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DOJ Will Ask Supreme Court to Place Stay on Texas’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
“It’s an incredible long shot” that the Supreme Court would agree to an injunction on the law, one legal scholar said.
![Demonstrators rally against anti-abortion and voter suppression laws at the Texas State Capitol on October 2, 2021, in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-1235651155-scaled-e1633790519976-400x300.jpg)
Appeals Court Reinstates Texas Abortion Ban Days After Federal Court Blocked It
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a near-total ban on abortion in Texas on Friday night.
![Protesters take part in the Women's March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on October 2, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_1007-texas-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Judge Shoots Down Texas Abortion Ban in Legal Challenge by Biden Administration
Reproductive rights advocates celebrated the ruling, but noted that the fight isn’t over.