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May 2022
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A Post-Roe America, Part 1: The Anti-Abo...

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Since the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion on overturning the constitutional right to abortion, both sides of the fight have been scrambling. Today, in the first of two parts, we speak to anti-abortion activists such as Michael Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life, about what comes next. “It’s been a whirlwind,” he said. “We’re in uncharted te ... Show More
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