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UN experts warn of impact of abortion bans on US minorities

Jamaican academic Verene Shepherd speaks during a news conference in Geneva on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, about reports on seven countries including the United States by the U.N.-backed Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The independent experts expressed concerns about the adverse impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities from the Supreme Court decision in June that stripped away constitutional protections for abortion in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten) Pansy Tlakula speaks during a news conference in Geneva on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, about reports on seven countries including the United States by the U.N.-backed Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The independent experts expressed concerns about the adverse impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities from the Supreme Court decision in June that stripped away constitutional protections for abortion in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten)
UN experts warn of impact of abortion bans on US minorities