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Topic: Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Patients gather in the counseling area at one of the last remaining abortion providers in the South, at the Jackson Women's Health Organization also known as The Pink House in Jackson, MS on June 7, 2022. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Abortion bans stranding more patients

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Old engraved illustration of pregnant woman (Getty Images/mikroman6)

Abortion was popular in the 19th century

Amanda Marcotte