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Sara E Casey, Assistant Professor, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University

US abortion law decision brings attention to rights of women in Africa

Access to safe abortion is recognised as a human right. Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A leaked draft of a majority opinion of the US Supreme Court has revealed the court’s leaning towards undoing its 1973 landmark ruling (Roe v Wade) which gave women in the US a constitutional right to abortion. The leaked document is not the court’s final decision – this is expected in a couple of months. But reproductive health experts are warning that it could threaten women’s rights around the world. The Conversation Africa’s Ina Skosana spoke to reproductive health researcher Sara Casey about how women in Africa could be affected by US policy decisions.


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