Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Voters in Malawi will elect a new president today.

Just like every election season in the country, it's a dangerous time for people with albinism. There's a widespread belief that the body parts of albinos bring wealth and luck, and perhaps success at the polls.

And young people in America just aren't having as much sex as they once did.

Are they still in the shadow of the financial crisis?

Are those pesky smartphones to blame?

A preponderance of porn?

Our correspondent considers a curious conservatism.

First up, though.

Today, a federal judge in Mississippi will rule on whether a new abortion law in the state should be upheld.

It almost certainly won't. It's one that's a lie, you don't care.

Women die.

It's one of several strict anti-abortion laws being passed across the country that aren't really expected to survive court challenges, so-called heartbeat bills.

They prohibit abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected,

which can be as early as six weeks.

At noon, local time across the country today, abortion rights protesters aligned with more than 50 organizations

will descend on state houses and court steps to decry the laws.

What do we want?

All this legislation directly challenges Roe versus Wade. What do we want? What do we want it?

All this legislation directly challenges Roe v. Wade.

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