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Trevor Kane
Trevor Kane

Apr 17, 2020

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Many states have blocked abortion rights amid the pandemic. (Lorie Shaull/Flickr)

How far is too far when it comes to restricting civilians’ rights in a crisis?

Civil liberties groups are eyeing national and state government officials as coronavirus-related restrictions mount.

When cases of the novel coronavirus first appeared on the west coast of the U.S. at the end of February, President Donald Trump referred to the outbreak as a hoax.

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