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Woman's Hour: Kingship, Fibromyalgia, Trump, Ireland abortion

Kingship, Fibromyalgia, Trump, Ireland abortion

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Kingship, Fibromyalgia, Trump, Ireland abortion

Anita Rani considers the issue of gender and sovereignty.

Kingship v Queenship, former US President Donald Trump faces civil trial for rape allegation, fibromyalgia, and Ireland abortion review.

In 2018 the people of Ireland voted to repeal the 8th amendment and grant women access to safe and free abortions up to 12 weeks into pregnancy. Ireland was promised ‘excellent’ abortion services but what is the reality 5 years on? Yesterday an independent review of abortion services was released that proposed 10 major changes to legislation. Dr Deirdre Duffy, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Lancaster University talks to Anita about the review.

As the nation prepares for the coronation, Anita Rani considers the issue of gender and sovereignty. The British people have only experienced Queenship so whilst the coronation of Charles III marks a return to the more traditional role of kingship, it’s a big shift for the public. She’ll be joined by Tracy Borman the author of numerous books and co-curator of Historic Royal Palaces and Professor Anna Whitehorn from City, University of London and Director of the Centre for the Study of Modern Monarchy.

The former President of the United States, Donald Trump, is facing a trial over an allegation that he raped an advice columnist nearly three decades ago. Jean Carroll, who is 79, is suing Mr Trump for allegedly assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s, a charge the former president has denied. The civil trial, which started yesterday, is expected to last two weeks.   Amanda Taub from the New York Times joins Anita to talk about how this historical case can be brought after several decades.

Under Pressure is an occasional series which looks at the stress put on relationships when life happens. Carla and Brendon met at school, their lives looked to be on one track and then things changed. Jo Morris went to meet them and Carla shared her personal experience about when her fibromyalgia, a long-term condition which can cause widespread, persistent pain, first began.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Rebecca Myatt
Studio manager: Andrew Garrett

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