How will Kern County be affected by the overturning of Roe vs. Wade?

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By Gary Meyer, TME

The immediate effect of last week’s United States Supreme Court decision—which overturned 49 years of protections for women’s rights to choose whether they will terminate a pregnancy—will be the elimination of federal protection for that constitutional right nationwide. The court’s signed judgment is expected in about 30 days.

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Pro Choice protestors outside the U.S. Supreme Court

Pro Life protestors outside the California Capitol

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