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Weekend: What the world thinks of the US abortion decision

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What the world thinks of the US abortion decision

25/06/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, What the world thinks of the US abortion decision

International reaction to the US Supreme Court's overturning of its abortion law

Internationally-renowned women's rights activists give their reaction to the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn its abortion law

The US Supreme Court has decided to overturn its abortion law and end the 50-year-old Roe v Wade precedent.

We get reaction to the judgement from Gloria Steinem, a pioneer of the US feminist movement and internationally-renowned women's rights activists Elif Shafak and Marta Lempart from the Polish Women's Strike.
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(Photo shows a protester holding a sign reading "Get your laws off my body". Credit:  Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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