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prima:“Abortion is still legal in Puerto Rico”: reproductive rights advocates condemn the overturning of Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court put abortion policy at the discretion of each state or jurisdiction; on the island, the precedent is Pueblo v. Duarte.

June 25, 2022 - 12:34 PM

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Abortion-rights protesters regroup and protest following Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, federally protected right to abortion, in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Jacquelyn Martin)

While the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, constitutional lawyers, and reproductive rights experts stressed yesterday that Puerto Rico’s current legal framework still recognizes the right to abortion.

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