Rival camps brace for fight after US abortion ruling
TRT World news says ELECTED leaders across the US political divide have rallied for a long fight ahead on abortion –– state by state and in Congress –– with total bans in force or expected soon in half of the vast country.
Two days after the US Supreme Court scrapped half-century constitutional protections for the procedure, abortion rights defenders kept up their mobilisation, with a candlelight vigil outside the high court in Washington on Sunday night.
Dozens of arrests and some instances of vandalism were reported during a weekend of mostly peaceful protests that turned disorderly in places –– as the country grapples with a new level of division: between states where abortion is or will soon be illegal, and those that still allow it.
Conservative-led US state legislatures have moved swiftly, with at least eight imposing immediate bans on abortion –– many with exceptions only if a woman’s life is in danger –– and a similar number to follow suit within weeks.
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https://www.trtworld.com/americas/rival-camps-brace-for-fight-after-us-abortion-ruling-58333
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