US abortion rights challenged
The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Mississippi’s ban on abortion
The law that effectively legalised abortion across the United States nearly 50 years ago is being challenged at the Supreme Court. Our correspondent is outside the court and explains what's at stake.
As countries around the world assess the threat posed by the Omicron coronavirus variant, we’ll hear from Germany and Nigeria where Omicron cases have just been confirmed.
We’ll also hear from people whose plans have now been disrupted by flight cancellations, travel bans and hotel quarantines.
Our reporter from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Persian talks about his interview with one of the two survivors from the boat that sank in the English Channel last week.
(Photo: Supreme Court Police officers guard a barrier between anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights protesters outside the court building, ahead of arguments in the Mississippi abortion rights case Dobbs v. Jackson Women"s Health, in Washington, U.S., Dec 1, 2021. Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Last on
Broadcast
- Wed 1 Dec 2021 16:06GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
Sexual Harassment
People's experiences of inappropriate behaviour
Trump's Towns
Perspectives from and reaction to President Trump's core supporters
Refugee Stories
The experiences of refugees building new lives
At the heart of the story
Bringing you the latest on the news stories that matter
Telling my story
Stories, memories and experiences that changed lives