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BBC OS: 2022/06/24 16:06 GMT: Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court strikes down abortion rights

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Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court strikes down abortion rights

2022/06/24 16:06 GMT

2022/06/24 16:06 GMT: Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court strikes down abortion rights

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The Supreme Court has overturned a 50-year-old ruling that legalised abortion nationwide

The Supreme Court has overturned a 50-year-old ruling that legalised abortion nationwide.

We continue our coverage in the US, after the Supreme Court has struck down the landmark Roe v Wade decision that legalised abortion in the country. It means millions of US women will lose the legal right to abortion, with individual states now able to ban the procedure. Half of US states are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans. We'll be speaking to women on either side of the debate.

We bring you the latest from Ukraine, where Russian forces have nearly encircled the eastern city Severodonetsk in recent days, and are now targeting its twin city Lysychansk. According to the top regional official, Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk have been ordered to withdraw. We’ll get an update from our correspondent in the country and continue to hear from more local people.

We return to Afghanistan, where rescue teams in the south-east of the country are struggling to reach a remote mountainous area hit by an earthquake that's believed to have killed more than a thousand people.  Officials said communicating with parts of Paktika province - the worst-hit area - was especially difficult because Wednesday's quake had brought down mobile phone masts and power lines. We get the latest on the rescue efforts.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting has officially opened in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Addressing the attendees, the Prince of Wales has expressed his "personal sorrow" about "slavery's enduring impact" and addressed the contentious issue of other Commonwealth countries cutting ties with the Royal Family. Much of the Commonwealth brings together countries that were part of the British Empire but has increasingly included others like Rwanda. We bring you the latest news from the meeting, as well as explaining what the Commonwealth is. We also hear from people living in Commonwealth countries, telling us what the bloc means to them and how they see its relevance in a post-colonial world.

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