The Times podcast: The Future of Abortion, Part 5 | Law
Demonstrators marched to the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 20, 1971, seeking repeal of all antiabortion laws. On the other side of the Capitol, opponents of abortion rights demonstrated.
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Listen to this episode of The Times:
The Supreme Court’s decision on Roe vs. Wade in 1973 was supposed to end the debate on abortion once and for all. But instead, it has led to decades of division. In our “Future of Abortion” series, The Times looks at abortion from a number of perspectives. Today, we dig into where Roe went wrong.
Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times reporter David G. Savage
More reading:
Where Roe went wrong: A sweeping new abortion right built on a shaky legal foundation
Supreme Court’s pending abortion ruling: What it may mean
When will the Supreme Court make a decision on the fate of Roe vs. Wade?
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