• Laws beginning to take effect in numerous conservative states ban all forms of abortion, including medication abortion.
• The method is likely to provide significant enforcement challenges if pills are sent through the mail or people travel to states where they are legal.

The downfall of the constitutional right to abortion began 12 years ago, after Republicans swept state house elections and passed hundreds of restrictions.

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As leaders of the Group of 7 gather in Germany, the scramble to replace Russian fossil fuels is raising concerns that hard-won climate targets will be missed.

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