America's New Abortion Battle
Our World · Season 2022 · Episode 1
Abortion has long been a fault line in American politics. Now those who want to ban it scent a famous victory, with implications for millions. Will the US Supreme Court effectively overturn the well-known Roe v Wade judgement of 1973 - and if so, what will that mean for an already divided nation? Sophie Long travels to Mississippi and Texas, two states trying to change the law to restrict access to abortion, and meets those on both sides of the argument.
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Season
2022
Episode
1
Air Date
21/Jan/2022
Air Time
18:30
Runtime
30 min
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Abortion has long been a fault line in American politics. Now those who want to ban it scent a famous victory, with implications for millions. Will the US Supreme Court effectively overturn the well-known Roe v Wade judgement of 1973 - and if so, what will that mean for an already divided nation? Sophie Long travels to Mississippi and Texas, two states trying to change the law to restrict access to abortion, and meets those on both sides of the argument.
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