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When religious ideology drives abortion policy, poor women suffer the consequences

  • Written by Gretchen E. Ely, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Abortion rights supporters in Missouri take part in a protest, after state lawmakers passed rules aimed at closing Missouri's only abortion clinic, May 30, 2019.AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

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