Young people expressed dismay Friday at the erasure of the constitutional right to abortion, and fear for the future of this country.
Roe v. Wade
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With overturn of Roe v. Wade, CT gears up for a surge of patients seeking abortions
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade led immediately to abortion bans in nine states, but abortion remains legal in CT.
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Supreme Court appears divided on handling of civil rights after Roe decision
The six justices who struck down abortion rights are divided on the right to birth control, gay marriage and interracial marriage.
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Fast and furious reaction from Connecticut on overturning of Roe v. Wade
Within minutes of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the Democratic political establishment in Connecticut reacted with fury.
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Roe v. Wade has been overturned. In these states, abortion access will no longer be accessible.
Thirteen states have trigger laws that would immediately, or almost immediately, ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Poll finds strong, if nuanced, support for abortion in Connecticut
CT residents say they favor keeping abortion legal, though with differences over the circumstances in which abortions should be available.
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Anti-abortion leader says Bob Stefanowski ‘has heartened pro-life voters’
An anti-abortion leader said he sees common ground with a Connecticut gubernatorial nominee for the first time in decades.
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Bob Stefanowski stays silent on abortion law his running mate helped pass
Gov. Ned Lamont challenged Republican Bob Stefanowski to take a position on the abortion rights bill Stefanowski’s running mate supported.
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5 things to know about abortion in Connecticut
The number of abortions in Connecticut has been on the decline. But who gets them, and at what point in pregnancy? Here are 5 things to know.
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Prospect of Roe v. Wade repeal puts abortion issue in CT campaigns
Democrats committed to reproductive rights fear a repeal of Roe while welcoming the jolt of passion it could inject into midterm elections.
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CT Senate passes abortion rights bill after debate over race and history
A Connecticut Senate debate over an abortion bill exploded into a denunciation of the influence of racism in the abortion rights movement.
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Abortion rights bill passes CT House, with Lamont in support
Gov. Ned Lamont committed Tuesday to signing abortion-rights legislation that passed in the Connecticut House by day’s end.
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Abortion opponents march on CT Capitol
The first March on Life in Connecticut drew an estimated 2,000 abortion opponents to the state Capitol on Wednesday.
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Abortion fight, once deemed settled, resumes at CT Capitol
Connecticut will not be a bystander, whatever the Supreme Court decides on abortion before its terms ends in June.
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Sightlines: From the cities to rural areas, Connecticut has an abortion access issue
Connecticut residents should realize we live in a glass house when it comes to abortion access.