Abortion in America
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
As America approaches 50 years since the Supreme Court made abortion access a constitutional right, the Americast team investigates how the country has changed since that ruling was overturned last June.
As many states make abortion illegal, other “sanctuary states” are encouraging women to cross state-lines for abortions. Dr Anne Udall, CEO and president of Planned Parenthood in Oregon, tells us how her state and organisation are doing that.
From one anniversary to another as America celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr this week; but alongside the usual commemorations, the unveiling of a new memorial has divided opinion.
Americast is presented by North America editor Sarah Smith, Today host Justin Webb, the BBC's social media and disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring, and North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher.
Email Americast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments and send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, to 03301239480. Find out more about our "undercover voters" here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63530374.
This episode was made by Phil Marzouk and Alix Pickles. The studio director was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor was Simon Watts. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham
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| 0:04.8 | Okay, folks, something important has happened. |
| 0:06.4 | We have sent Mariana far from the London headquarters. |
| 0:10.0 | It's a bit of a big thing. |
| 0:11.5 | It's a secret mission. |
| 0:12.4 | Well, I say it's a secret mission. |
| 0:14.2 | Actually, she's on the line. |
| 0:15.4 | So there's not going to be a secret anymore. |
| 0:16.7 | Mariana, where are you? |
| 0:17.5 | Where are you doing? |
| 0:18.4 | Hello, yes. |
| 0:19.2 | I have escaped our London HQ, and I have just arrived |
| 0:24.0 | in San Francisco. |
| 0:25.7 | And you're there, Mariana, because although we talk |
| 0:28.0 | all the time about Elon Musk on America, |
| 0:30.3 | so you're actually trying to talk to him, is that right? |
| 0:33.0 | Yes, I'm out here because I'm doing an investigation |
| 0:36.2 | all about Twitter. |
| 0:37.4 | And as part of that, I want to try and speak to Elon Musk. |
| 0:42.0 | And we've requested an interview with him. |
| 0:44.8 | We haven't had anything back. |
| 0:46.4 | And I've even tweeted him. |
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