US abortion law change
A leak from the Supreme Court suggests that the national right to an abortion may be overturned
We go to the US, where rival protesters have been demonstrating outside the US Supreme Court after a leaked document suggested it's about to overturn Roe v Wade – a landmark ruling that legalised abortion nationwide nearly five decades ago. Scrapping the law would immediately make abortion illegal in 22 states. The court, which has a conservative majority, is expected to make a final decision in July. We look at what this could mean, both politically and culturally for the US. Our senior North America reporter answers listeners’ questions. And we hear from women on either side of the debate.
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