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Video round up: ACLU says SCOTUS decision on HB 2 could help in challenge to antiabortion-rights laws in Ala.

WHNT 19 News' Kristen Conner explains what the Supreme Court's ruling striking down two provisions of a Texas omnibus antiabortion-rights law (HB 2) could mean for two antiabortion-rights measures in Alabama. The Supreme Court in the Texas case struck down HB 2's ambulatory surgical center building requirement and admitting privileges provision.

According to Conner, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alabama recently filed suit against two Alabama laws: SB 363 bans a medically proven method of abortion, while SB 205 prohibits abortion clinics from operating near "K-8" public schools. WHNT 19 reporter Clarissa McClain notes that, according to ACLU's filing, SB 205 affects two abortion clinics that provide over 50 percent of the abortion care offered in the state.

Conner says, "ACLU attorneys say the Texas ruling is a message to courts and politicians, one that could help with [the] case in Alabama." Noting that the zoning law "directly target[s] ... shutting down the clinic in Huntsville," Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, an ACLU Alabama attorney, explains, "The Supreme Court has made very clear that you cannot put women's health at risk when you pass laws just attempting to restrict abortion" (Conner, WHNT 19 News, 6/29).

Video Round Up

Ryan Braschler of WEHT's "Eyewitness News" covers Indiana University's (IU) lawsuit against fetal tissue restrictions included in an Indiana antiabortion-rights law (HEA 1337).

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WHNT 19 News' Kristen Conner explains what the Supreme Court's ruling striking down two provisions of a Texas omnibus antiabortion-rights law (HB 2) could mean for two antiabortion-rights measures in Alabama.

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KIRO 7's Essex Porter discusses the Supreme Court's decision not to review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upheld a Washington state regulation requiring pharmacies to dispense emergency contraception (EC).

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In this clip, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow speaks with Nancy Northup, the president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, about the ramifications of the Supreme Court's ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt to strike down two contested provisions in Texas' omnibus antiabortion-rights law (HB 2).

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RTV6's Katie Heinz reports on arguments held Tuesday in federal court over an Indiana antiabortion-rights law (HEA 1337) that Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky has challenged.

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In this short documentary, filmmaker Dawn Porter profiles Yashica Robinson, one of the few physicians in Alabama who provides abortion care.

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In this clip, the New York Times explores the experiences of pregnant women in Brazil during the ongoing Zika outbreak, which "has been blamed for thousands of neurological birth defects across the country."

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The Wichita Eagle spotlights an abortion clinic set to open in Oklahoma City this summer.

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In this clip, 13 WJZ's Alex DeMetrick covers a new Maryland law (SB 848) that aims to help residents access contraception.

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This Fusion clip spotlights medical professionals' experiences providing abortion care to women in the face of harassment and threats of violence from abortion-rights opponents.

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In this gif, Cosmopolitan shares research from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project showing that the average distance a woman in Texas must drive to access the nearest abortion clinic in the state has increased following the implementation of the state's omnibus antiabortion-rights law (HB 2).

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In this map, the Kaiser Family Foundation spotlights five states and Washington, D.C., which have each enacted policies designed to facilitate access to contraception.

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In this chart, Media Matters highlights the findings of a study showing how evening and primetime news programs airing on cable news conveyed more inaccurate than accurate statements about abortion.

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In this infographic, the Guttmacher Institute highlights research showing how an increasing proportion of women who obtain abortion care in the United States are lower-income.

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In this map, CDC documents the laboratory-confirmed cases of the Zika virus reported in the United States and U.S. territories.

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This map, from the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), spotlights abortion laws around the world.

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In this map, the New York Times highlights the regions in the United States where mosquitos carrying the Zika virus -- which has been linked to a fetal brain defect -- are most likely to spread during the upcoming spring and summer seasons.

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These maps, compiled using data from the New York Times and the Guttmacher Institute, underscore findings from a recent Times investigation, including that there were more than 700,000 searches for how to self-induce an abortion in 2015.

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This map, from Bloomberg Business, highlights the rapid decline in abortion access in the United States since 2011.

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This chart, compiled by NPR, shows how the majority of countries affected by the Zika virus, which might be linked to a severe birth defect, curb access to contraception and abortion care.

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At a Glance

"A woman's ability to end her pregnancy too often depends on where she lives, her age and how much money is in her pocket."

— Marcela Howell of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda, discussing ongoing disparities in women's access to abortion care on the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

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"If women are not free to make decisions about their own lives and health, they are not free. And if women are not free, none of us are."

— Abortion provider Warren Hern, in a STAT News opinion piece on why he continues to offer abortion care despite receiving harassment and death threats throughout his 42-year career.

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"Not since before Roe v. Wade has a law or court decision had the potential to devastate access to reproductive health care on such a sweeping scale."

— Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, on a ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld major portions of a Texas antiabortion-rights law.