US prepares for Supreme Court showdown on abortion rights
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US Supreme Court is poised to hear case challenging Roe v Wade, setting up a ‘critical’ moment on access to abortion.
Washington, DC – In 1962, Barbara Lee was a 16-year-old student at San Fernando High School in Los Angeles, California.
She was the only Black girl on the cheerleading squad and an aspiring pianist who attended a Catholic church and earned top grades. But when she missed her period and realised she might be pregnant, all of that suddenly was at risk.
“I was confused, afraid and unsure, not knowing if I was pregnant or not. I didn’t know what to do,” Lee, now aged 75 and a prominent member of the US House of Representatives, recalled during a recent hearing in Congress.
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