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It's been 45 years since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision. 

 in 1973 that the right to privacy, as outlined in the 14th Amendment, applies to a woman's right to choose to have an abortion. 

In the ensuing decades, anti-abortion organizations have advocated for 

. Abortion rights groups have tried to stop those laws from being passed. 

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke to two guests about the tactics and strategies that have been employed by advocates on both sides of the abortion debate, as well as how the imminent 

 of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the high court will affect the fate of Roe V. Wade: 

 is a professor of history at the University of West Georgia, and author of "Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement before Roe v. Wade," 

 is a professor of law at Florida State University, and author of "Beyond Abortion: Roe v. Wade and the Battle for Privacy" 

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As Anthony Kennedy prepares to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the summer, the fate of abortion rights hangs in the balance. A law professor and historian discuss how the abortion fight has evolved in the decades since Roe v. Wade.

It's been 45 years since the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision. MPR host Kerri Miller talked about the future of the anti-abortion movement under President Trump.

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