Both U.S. abortion rates and numbers are on the rise after a 30-year decline, a trend that comes ahead of an anticipated Supreme Court ruling on the fate of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Violence and threats against the anti-abortion movement have increased in recent weeks as the Supreme Court prepares to issue opinions in a landmark abortion case.
Cities have a "wide range of powers" they can utilize to protect abortion rights, says the National Institute for Reproductive Health President Andrea Miller.
