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The frontal assault on the right to abortion.

Hello again, I'm Arvin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Women's rights now depend on their zip code, according to Planned Parenthood, as more states

passed restrictions and outright bans on abortion. Mississippi, Alabama, Kansas, and North

Dakota are closest to making abortion impossible, 40 years after Roversus Wade declared it

a constitutional right. Why do women want abortions?

What happens when they can't get them? What are the consequences when unwanted babies are born?

Is the current movement about the politics of red states or a real effort to repeal Roe versus Wade?

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Hello again. Mormon-N Warren Annalny, back with

To the Point. Roe versus Wade may be settled law, but the pro-life movement is increasing

demands for bans and restrictions on a woman's right to choose an abortion. We'll hear what's

happening in very red states and what it means in law and in politics. On reporter's notebook,

we'll hear what it's like behind the lines

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