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Thomas Dobbs is the state health officer at the Mississippi State Department of Health. His name appears on the landmark Supreme Court case on abortion rights, despite having "nothing to do with it," he has said.

The abortion case is named after Thomas Dobbs, who says he has nothing to do with it

4:48pm June 24, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.

A patient talks with a nurse at a traveling contraception clinic in Madagascar run by MSI Reproductive Choices, an organization that provides contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries. The group condemned the overturn of Roe v. Wade and war

Global reproductive and women's rights groups react to overturn of Roe v. Wade

4:32pm June 24, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

Some nonprofit groups have welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court decision. But many global reproductive and women's rights groups condemned the ruling.

Context and perspective on abortion and gun rights after this week's SCOTUS decisions

4:28pm June 24, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson and Washington Post politics reporter Amber Phillips about the overturning of Roe and developments on gun laws.

The atmosphere outside the Supreme Court, where some protest and others celebrate

4:28pm June 24, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Activists from both sides of the abortion issue gathered outside the Supreme Court today. Some were celebrating. Some were protesting.

Former governor whose bill was at the center of Roe ruling reacts to SCOTUS' decision

4:28pm June 24, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Phil Bryant, the former governor of Mississippi, who signed a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks.

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Last year, President Biden announced "Build Back Better World," meant to compete with China's Belt and Road Initiative. This year at the G-7, Biden will unveil the first projects.

Biden said the G-7 would counter Chinese influence. This year, he'll try again

3:42pm June 24, 2022

by Tamara Keith

At the last G-7, President Biden announced a plan for the West to counter China's influence in low- and middle-income countries. But not much has happened since. This year, there's a relaunch.

President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the White House on Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Politics & Government

Following Roe's reversal, Biden calls it 'a sad day' for the court and the U.S.

1:59pm June 24, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

President Joe Biden noted that this is the first time the court has revoked a constitutional right. Now that Roe has been overturned, "the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk."

Politics & Government

The Senate passes a gun control bill and sends it to the House

8:12am June 24, 2022

The Senate passed the first major gun legislation in nearly three decades. It would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18 to 21-year-olds, among other measures.

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What can a documentary filmmaker add to the record of the Jan. 6 attacks?

7:50am June 24, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Holder after his testimony to the House Select Committee, about his documentary with exclusive footage inside the Trump White House before and after the insurrection.

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Texas GOP platform embraces far-right and anti-gay rhetoric

6:41am June 24, 2022

Texas Republicans recently adopted homophobic and transphobic language in their party platform, part of a larger trend of moves against LGBTQ rights by conservatives.