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Abortion under lockdown

Abortion under lockdown

What happened in Texas when coronavirus closed the abortion clinics?

The Documentary Podcast · BBC World Service

June 2, 202027m 11s

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Show Notes

Abortion clinics in Texas were forced to close their doors during the coronavirus lockdown. For several weeks, women wanting abortions could not get them. So what happened, and how did medical staff help? And, with a major Supreme Court decision on access to abortion due this summer, Philippa Thomas hears from the activists concerned that this period, with abortion unavailable for thousands of Texan women, could be a harbinger of the future.