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LA Times Today: In the era before Roe vs. Wade, an L.A. police abortion squad went after women and providers

LA Times Today: In the era before Roe vs. Wade, an L.A. police abortion squad went after women and providers

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Ten months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50-years of abortion protections for women.

A dozen states are enforcing a near-total ban on abortions with limited exceptions, meaning doctors and women who violate the laws face criminal penalty.

L.A. Times reporter Brittny Mejia wrote about the history of the Los Angeles Police Department’s abortion squad, which went after abortion providers and patients who sought out the procedure when it was illegal prior to Roe v. Wade.

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