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More than 110 prominent members of the legal profession shared stories about their abortions with the U.S. Supreme Court this week to try and persuade it to rule against a Texas law that they say limits access to the procedures. Their stories are part of a campaign encouraging women to talk openly about their experiences. In addition to the amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court (PDF), women have also been sharing their stories online. "People are just hungry for breaking the silence that has sadly, unfortunately surrounded abortion for years and years and years by speaking out about their...

Young women are not as enthusiastic as older women are about Hillary Clinton because they just don’t care enough about the abortion issue, Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in an interview with The New York Times. The Florida congresswoman also asserted that she’s been on the receiving end of harsh criticism over her leadership style because she’s a woman. One of the themes of the Democratic primary race so far is the support among young voters for Clinton’s main Democratic rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders . But in addition to the generational divide is a gender disparity....