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🗓️ 18 June 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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In the biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in almost 60 years, MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales. This would mean a woman could not be prosecuted for ending her pregnancy after the 24 week limit, but medical professionals and others could still be held criminally liable if they assist. Nuala McGovern speaks to the BBC's political correspondent Alex Forsyth and Conservative MP Dr. Caroline Johnson, shadow minister for health and social care, who had put forward another amendment which would have required a pregnant woman to have an in person consultation with a doctor or appropriate medical professional before being prescribed medication to terminate her pregnancy, aimed at stopping so-called 'pills-by-post' abortions.
Crime writer Karin Slaughter has sold over 40 million copies and been called the ‘Queen of Crime.’ She's been writing for 25 years and has just published her 25th novel. Called We Are All Guilty Here, it's the story of two teenage girls who go missing and the start of a brand new series featuring police officer Emmy Clifton. Karin tells Nuala why she wanted create a new series and how she manages a book a year on top of all the TV adaptations on her work.
Do you co-sleep or bedshare with your school-aged children? A few years ago the Clueless actor Alicia Silverstone was criticised for saying she sleeps in the same bed with her 11-year-old and that she was 'just following nature.' It’s a divisive topic that provokes strong opinions and disagreement. So how common is it and what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so? Nuala is joined by Genevieve Roberts, parenting columnist with the I newspaper, who regularly sleeps in the same bed with her children, and Sarah Blunden, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research at Central Queensland University.
One of the young women making waves in the male dominated sport of motor racing is 22-year-old Abbi Pulling. She’s considered as one of the most promising young drivers in world motorsport - she won the 2024 'F1 Academy' season, which has been set up to develop women and girls in the sport. She’s the first female driver to take a race victory in British F4 and is now racing in the GB3 category. Abbi told Nuala about the difficulties around funding for getting into racing and if women could make it into the top tier of Formula 1.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Andrea Kidd
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0:35.7 | Hello, this is Newell McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast. |
0:40.6 | Hello, and welcome to the program. |
0:42.5 | Well, in the biggest reform to abortion laws in nearly 60 years, MPs have voted to change |
0:47.2 | legislation to stop women in England and Wales, being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. |
0:52.9 | We'll hear from our correspondent on what changed |
0:55.3 | and also next steps for it to become law. |
0:58.2 | And we'll also hear from the Conservative Shadow Health Minister, |
1:01.0 | Dr Caroline Johnson, this hour. |
1:03.2 | And we have the American crime author, Karen Slaughter. |
1:06.4 | We Are All Guilty is her 25th novel in her 25 year career. |
1:11.8 | Now, I know many of you are fans and love to get stuck into her book. |
1:15.7 | So get in touch. |
1:16.6 | Maybe you've a question for her or just a fan girl moment. |
1:19.8 | 8-4-844 is the number. |
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