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Despite Abortion Legal in MD, Protests Continue Around State

May 13th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

Although abortion will remain legal in Maryland even if the Supreme Court overturns Roe V Wade- that has not halted debate and not reduced the number of protests popping up across the state.  Further dividing the two sides in Maryland is recently passed legislation to increase access by  authorizing physician assistants, nurse practitioners and midwives to perform abortions. Lt Governor Boyd Rutherford has been critical of the new law- saying there is great risk involved in having non physicians perform abortions…