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With Roe in doubt, states weigh letting nurses do abortions

A protester demonstrates at the Connecticut State Capitol, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Hartford. As new abortion restrictions are imposed in some parts of the U.S., states with more liberal leadership have been passing laws to let a wider range of medical providers to do the procedures. (AP Photo/Sue Haigh) FILE - Gretchen Raffa, vice president of public policy, advocacy and organizing at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Inc., appears with a group of Connecticut elected officials as she speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. Raffa thanked lawmakers for passing legislation this session that attempts to protect providers and patients from out-of-state legal actions filed in anti-abortion states. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)
With Roe in doubt, states weigh letting nurses do abortions