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Abortion in the United States: What Now?

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Abortion rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional abortion protections that have been in place for nearly 50 years.

AP - Jose Luis Magana

By: Mikael Ponge

2 mins

After the leaks to the press, Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States officially revoked the Roe versus Wade decision which recognized abortion as a federal right protected by the Constitution.

What are the consequences of this historic reversal?

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Nine states have already made abortion illegal since Friday (June 24, 2022).

Missouri was the first state to ban abortion in this way, and is trying to pass a text that would allow any citizen to take legal action against those who help women to have abortions in another state.

It is now expected that others will follow suit, texts are already ready in 26 states, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which refers to the United States.

This is the case for example in Texas, where during Sunday Mass yesterday (June 26, 2022), the faithful were jubilant

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The next step of the anti-abortion lobbies could also be to have the legal personality of the embryo recognized, which would be equivalent to prohibiting abortion at the national level.

Conversely, others choose to guarantee this right on the ground, a dozen in total, with California at the head of the line, which allies with Oregon and the State of Washington to form a coalition of defense of abortion throughout the West Coast.

And beyond abortion, many are worried about the future of contraception, or gay marriage.

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Ecuador: Guillermo Lasso reaches out to protesters

While in the Ecuadorian Parliament, the deputies are still debating the possible dismissal of Guillermo Lasso, "

", notes the press, announcing a drop in fuel prices.

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 “, he said in a radio-television broadcast.

This was the main demand of the indigenous demonstrators who had been mobilized for two weeks against the government's economic policy.

But Conaie, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities, which is the most powerful indigenous organization in Ecuador, has already announced that this promised reduction was insufficient, it says it is still confident:

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And on the front page of the newspaper of the 1st

The kickoff this Monday, June 27, 2022 of the "Festival of the Sea" in Martinique.

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