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Some anti-abortion activists celebrated plans to “dance on the grave” of Roe v. Wade, while abortion rights advocates feared for the future.

The vice president, along with other speakers at an event for the abortion-rights group Emily’s List, focused on the midterm elections a day after a report indicated the Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. 

Several Democratic-led statehouses have taken steps in recent months to codify abortion protections, but  few have done anything to increase access in anticipation of out-of-state patients.

The country will set a new record for number of women governors serving at the same time. Here are the races The 19th is closely following.

The earnings statistics for Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women have often been incomplete because of the economic disparity between different groups of workers.

Abortion clinics have already been working to try to publicize information about what is currently legal — as well as about the impending Dobbs decision.

If Roe is overturned, the level of abortion access — or if the procedure is legal at all — would be left to the states.

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s speech last month against anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric went viral. She hopes her message can spur action among women who may be on the political sidelines.

The push comes after months of low morale at the institute — and just as the Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling that could weaken or overturn Roe v. Wade

If the progressive Democrat wins in Maryland’s 4th District, she would again represent an epicenter of Black influence.