The United States Supreme Court has stripped Americans wanting to terminate a pregnancy of the constitutional right to do so. Could something similar happen in Australia? Watch more from #TheContext with John Barron: https://bit.ly/3zbe6oN

0:00 Introduction to The Context with John Barron
0:40 The US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade – how it happened, what it means now, and can abortion be made illegal in Australia?
5:37 Abortions in Australia
8:37 The history of decriminalising abortion in Australia
12:20 The limits and barriers to legal abortion in Australia
19:49 Interview with Margaret Somerville, Professor of Bioethics
24:45 Interview with Dr Kathleen McNamee, Medical Director at Family Planning Victoria
28:38 Coming up next week – the end of the Great Australian Dream?

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