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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Allison Bailey/Shutterstock (12626939f) Members of Herndon Reston Indivisible call for abortion rights at the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. JWHO is challenging the constitutionality of a Mississippi law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks, claiming that it violates the 1973 Roe decision by banning abortion before fetal viability. Pro-choice and pro-life protests at Supreme Court for Mississippi abortion case, United States Supreme Court, Washington, DC, USA - 01 Dec 2021

People opposed to abortion in the US would still help a friend get one

18 February 2022

A survey of more than 1500 people in the US found that people who are morally opposed to abortion would help a close friend or family member seeking the procedure
A man and a woman

We seem to find people with a strong immune system more attractive

16 February 2022

Previous research has shown that we are attracted to the body odour of people with better health, and now it seems the strength of your immune system is reflected in your face

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