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Roe blow? SCOTUS weighs abortion rights

Roe blow? SCOTUS weighs abortion rights

The conservative supermajority on America’s Supreme Court looks likely to strip back rights enshrined since the Roe v Wade ruling in 1973. Beset by natural disasters, Puerto Rico did not seem ready for a pandemic—but our correspondent finds it has done...

The Intelligence from The Economist · The Economist

December 2, 202124m 2s

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The conservative supermajority on America’s Supreme Court looks <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/the-supreme-court-seems-ready-to-scrap-the-constitutional-right-to-abortion/21806567?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">likely to strip back</a> rights enshrined since the <em>Roe v Wade</em> ruling in 1973. Beset by natural disasters, Puerto Rico did not seem ready for a pandemic—but our correspondent <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/11/20/puerto-rico-success-story?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">finds</a> it has done better than the rest of America. And an <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/to-find-the-origin-of-the-oceans-look-in-outer-space/21806551?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">intriguing new idea</a> in the mystery of how Earth got its water.&nbsp;Have your say about “The Intelligence” in our survey here&nbsp;<a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligencesurvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligencesurvey</a>. And for full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>