Dueling protests outside U.S. Supreme Court, which was considering emergency abortion issue
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Dueling protests were taking place outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The court was hearing arguments Wednesday over whether state abortion bans enacted after its sweeping ruling overturning Roe v.

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