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Special Report: 30 Years Since Roe v. Wade

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Published January 22, 2003 at 9:00 AM EST

By Elizabeth Christensen

New York – Wednesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion in the United States.

WRVO's Elizabeth Christensen takes a look at how that decision affected New York, and how the debate has changed in the past 30 years.
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