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Mike Pence speaks during the debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va,, Oct. 4, 2016. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

The Purvi Patel saga

Salon Staff
FILE - In this March 30, 2015 file photo, Purvi Patel is taken into custody after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for feticide and neglect of a dependent on at the St. Joseph County Courthouse in South Bend, Ind. Attorneys for Patel will urge the Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday, May 23, 2016 to reverse her 2015 convictions on charges of feticide and neglect of a dependent resulting in death. The state's attorney general's office will defend the northern Indiana jury's decision. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (AP)

Abortion rights at stake

Eesha Pandit
Purvi Patel

Eesha Pandit
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We're criminalizing women

Katie McDonough
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Purvi Patel (AP/Robert Franklin)

Jenny Kutner
Purvi Patel (AP/Robert Franklin)

The tragedy of Purvi Patel

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Crystal O'Connor, Mike Pence, Purvi Patel (ABC57/WBND/AP/Alex Brandon/Salon)

Bigotry, abortion and pizza

Andrew O'Hehir

Jenny Kutner
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Amanda Knox (Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

America's Knox tunnel vision

Katie McDonough
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