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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

"Texas doesn't own your body. You do," a billboard reads, with an image of a woman with her hands chained behind her back. It's part of an ad campaign launched by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas. Another of the ads has a photo of a young woman who looks sad and scared. The text reads: "Need an abortion? California is ready to help." There's a link to California's abortion information website.

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