Each episode of Why It Matters breaks down an issue that is shaping our world’s future. Join host Gabrielle Sierra as she speaks with the leaders and thinkers who are facing these questions head on. Fueled by the minds at the Council on Foreign Relations, Why It Matters brings some of the world’s most compelling stories home to you.
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
In the past thirty years, sixty countries have expanded access to abortion care as an underpinning of maternal health. The 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade made the United States the fourth country ever to decrease access to abortion—and the world took notice. Some countries have since reinforced protections for abortion care, while others have moved to further restrict it.
Featured Guests:
Onikepe Owolabi (Director of International Research, Guttmacher Institute)
Patty Skuster (Reproductive Health Law Policy Researcher and Consultant, University of Pennsylvania)
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/global-abortion-access-after-roe