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Weekend: Protests in response to Roe v Wade ruling

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Protests in response to Roe v Wade ruling

25/06/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Protests in response to Roe v Wade ruling

Protests across the US in response to a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade

There have been protests in cities across the US in response to a Supreme Court ruling, overturning the constitutional right to abortion.

There have been protests in dozens of cities across the US in response to a seismic Supreme Court ruling.

The highest court in the US overturned the constitutional right to abortion protected by a case known as Roe v Wade

Also in the programme: The aftermath of the earthquake that’s killed more than a thousand people in Afghanistan; and Ukraine is now a candidate member of the Europe Union, but the decision has left some other aspirant members unhappy.

(Photo shows an abortion rights activist holding a sign saying "I'm a woman, not a womb" at a protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA on 24 June 2022. Credit: Shawn Thew/EPA)

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