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ABC did not cover the Republicans' debate but it did assign Jan Crawford Greenburg to take A Closer Look at abortion, one of the key issues for that GOP base. In the wake of last month's Supreme Court decision upholding the ban on abortions performed by the so-called partial birth procedure, restrictive legislation is being debated in 15 states, such as imposing waiting periods on women seeking abortions, or requiring pregnant teenagers to obtain parental consent, or ordering clinics to offer ultrasound images of the fetus before terminating it.
The Supreme Court ruling has "galvanized activists on both sides," Crawford Greenburg pointed out. Pro-life Alabama and Missouri are debating outright bans on all abortions if the Supreme Court were to reverse Roe v Wade, which guarantees a pregnant woman the right to choose one. Meanwhile, New York and Rhode Island may now join seven other pro-choice states--California, Washington, Nevada, Hawaii, Maryland, Connecticut, Maine--in preserving the abortion option regardless, even if it is not protected by future Supreme Court decisions.
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