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After midterms, states weighing abortion protections, bans

FILE - A large crowd marches on Cedar Avenue to downtown during a University of Minnesota student-led protest in Minneapolis, Minn., after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v Wade on June 24, 2022. Election wins for abortion rights and Democrats could translate into abortion protections in some states. But more restrictions could still be coming elsewhere. (Renée Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP, File)

FILE - Abortion rights advocates demonstrate at City Hall in Philadelphia on June 24, 2022. Election wins for abortion rights and Democrats could translate into abortion protections in some states. But more restrictions could still be coming elsewhere. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

FILE - Protesters hold signs as Barbara DeVane, of the Tallahassee National Organization for Women, speaks outside the Florida Historic Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., during a rally protesting the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Election wins for abortion rights and Democrats could translate into abortion protections in some states. But more restrictions could still be coming elsewhere. (Chasity Maynard/Tallahassee Democrat via AP, File)

After midterms, states weighing abortion protections, bans