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Banning abortion is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes

  • Written by Seda Saluk, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Michigan
imageAbortion rights protesters march against Trump's deployment of federal troops to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 2, 2025.Jose Luis Magana/AP

Pregnant women crossing borders to get an abortion. People who miscarry facing jail time or dying from infection. Doctors who won’t perform lifesaving procedures on a pregnant patient for fear of prosecution.

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