US abortion bans back before Supreme Court—globally more countries liberalizing access than restricting it
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Justices on the Supreme Court of the United States are considering two challenges to abortion restrictions that could have wide-reaching implications for access to abortion across the country. Amanda Jean Stevenson, assistant professor of sociology, discusses in an episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast exploring what’s at stake, and how else abortion laws are changing around the world.