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State Policy Trends at Mid-Year 2019: States Race to Ban or Protect Abortion

The first six months of 2019 threw the state-level divide on abortion policy into sharp relief. Beyond abortion, states have enacted legislation that seeks to reduce maternal deaths, and protects and expands access to contraception and sex education.

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