In Latin America, abortion access is expanding. Why is the U.S. moving in the opposite direction?

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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🗓️ 9 May 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In the United States, Roe v. Wade is on the brink of being overturned. But across Latin America, abortion access is expanding. Why is the United States going in the opposite direction from much of the world on abortion rights? Michelle Oberman, Cora Fernandez Anderson and Jack Beatty join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:31.3	When Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alitos draft opinion
0:34.2	overturning Roe v Wade leaked earlier this month,
0:37.4	it became clear that the United States
0:39.5	is heading towards an historic moment.
0:42.0	The rolling back of a right afforded to the people
0:45.2	for half a century.
0:47.4	The US isn't the only nation undergoing an historic transition
0:50.9	with respect to abortion rights.
0:53.1	Just three months ago, February of this year,
0:56.6	Colombia's constitutional court also issued a momentous decision.
1:01.8	That one decriminalizing abortion for the first time since 1980.
1:08.5	Prior to 1980, abortions were already
1:11.0	extremely restricted in Colombia.
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