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Asked about Ginsburg's musings, Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood said the Roe ruling was critically needed to curb unsafe abortions in states where the procedure was outlawed.

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"North Dakota's governor today effectively banned abortion in the state, with an outrageous and unconstitutional law that will not stand, " said Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

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"Governor Rick Perry should not be able to decide which health centers a woman can go to for birth control, well-woman exams or cancer screenings, " Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards said.

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Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement that the Fifth Circuit ruling "sets an abhorrent precedent" as many states are set to consider bills or ballot measures that would restrict birth control and abortions.

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"While we fully support this expansion of access to birth control, we continue to believe that the administration should lift all unnecessary restrictions to emergency contraception, consistent with the prevailing science and medicine, " Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards said Tuesday in a statement.

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