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Texas became ground zero in the abortion fight in July after the state passed a highly restrictive law. The Supreme Court received an appeal Monday to block key provisions of the law. Texas Planned Parenthood asked the high court to put an emergency hold on the law requiring abortionists to have hospital-admitting privileges. (Associated press)
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Billboards targeting clinic workers are part of the latest campaign to curb abortions. The messages aim to instill fear that participants of abortions may be breaking the law and may be held accountable in court.
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Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, stands with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, just after the Senate cleared a major hurdle and agreed to proceed to debate a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. The bipartisan vote increases the chances that the Senate will pass the bill by week's end, but its prospects in the Republican-led House are dimmer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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** FILE ** Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Jerry Bowman, left, and David Strzepek join other supporters of Social Security benefits for same sex couples during a marriage equality rally Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois lawmakers return to the Capitol Tuesday for the final week of veto session and are expected to consider gay marriage legislation. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
