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Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022.

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Special Coverage Hour 2: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

By  Reset Team
   

The Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade Friday, reversing the 1973 landmark decision that made abortion legal nationwide. Each state now has the authority to limit or ban access to abortion.

Reset continues special coverage and takes calls from Chicagoans to hear their thoughts on the decision.

GUESTS: Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ public health and politics reporter

Katie Watson, Northwestern University bioethicist and author of Scarlet A

Candace Wayne, woman who had a pre-Roe abortion

Megan Jeyifo, executive director Chicago Abortion Fund

Amy Gehrke, executive director of Illinois Right to Life

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