Abortion
Pro-choice advocates in Guam 'elated' over anti-abortion law
Pro-choice advocates in Guam 'elated' over anti-abortion law. Audio
USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
Ximena says abortion issues are top of mind ahead of 2024, but the GOP keeps losing on the issue at the local level. President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument near the Grand Canyon… Audio
USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
President Joe Biden has confirmed he'll run again, as the US teeters on the edge of a fiscal cliff. Donald Trump's legal woes worsen, as a US judge throws out a mistrial request in the rape case… Audio
US: Abortion drug could go, more mass shootings put pressure
US correspondent Ron Elving joins Kathryn to talk about why all eyes are on the Supreme Court, as it weighs whether to rule immediately on the mifepristone abortion drug issue or push it out till… Audio
From crime to care: A history of abortion in New Zealand
As the US gets to grips with the massive implications of the overturn of Roe v Wade last year, how has abortion legislation in New Zealand changed over the years? It's the subject of a new book from… Audio
Roe v. Wade: a new landscape for abortion access in 2022
In June, the US Supreme Court made the widely expected, but still seismic decision to overturn Roe versus Wade - ending the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. The ruling had an… Audio
US: Tough crime talk, dope pardons, CHIPS money
US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben joins Kathryn to talk about Republicans' focus on rising crime levels - as a way to counter Democrats' strengths on the issue of abortion. President Biden… Audio
India abortion: Why Supreme Court ruling is a huge step forward
Just weeks after the US Supreme Court passed a controversial order to ban or severely restrict the ability for pregnant women to get abortions, a similar case made headlines in India.
US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
The US President is offering some student loan leeway with his administration announcing it will forgive up to $10,000 for most borrowers ($20,000 for some who were low-income students). This comes… Audio
USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
Danielle talks to Susie from Kansas where the state is due to hold a major vote on abortion. The Democrats have reached a climate deal, thanks largely to uber-centralist West Virginia senator Joe… Audio
Roe v Wade ruling triggers intense media reaction
Some said the US Supreme Court’s controversial ruling on abortion was none of our business, because we don’t have the same legal or political set-up, let alone its religious cleavages and cultural… Audio
Roe v Wade ruling triggers intense media reaction
Some said the US Supreme Court’s controversial ruling on abortion was none of our business, because we don’t have the same legal or political set-up, let alone its religious cleavages and cultural…
AudioMidweek Mediawatch: A sudden dose of empathy
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about the lessons ZB's Kate Hawkesby learned from a bad bout of Covid - and National leader Christopher Luxon squirming under the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A sudden dose of empathy
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about the lessons ZB's Kate Hawkesby learned from a bad bout of Covid - and National leader Christopher Luxon squirming under the…
AudioThe Panel with Max Harris and Janet Wilson (Part 2)
Wallace and panellists Max Harris and Janet Wilson discuss the implications of the latest political poll, why New Zealand needs to tax its billionaires better and they hear from a Dunedin who has led… Audio
US women seeking abortions are warned to watch what they google
Women in the United States are being warned against using menstrual tracking apps or even Googling "abortion" in the wake of a leaked opinion which suggests a landmark legal protection could be… Audio
Chewing on bills: committees enjoy gristle
Parliament’s select committees have an endless menu of work, but seem to especially enjoy work that involves extra chewing. Audio
Chewing on bills: committees enjoy gristle
Parliament’s select committees have an endless menu of work, but seem to especially enjoy work that involves extra chewing.
AudioUSA correspondent Kelsey Snell
Pfizer has applied for approval for the Covid vaccine to be used in US children aged 5-11. And a federal court has temporarily reinstated a controversial abortion ban in Texas just days after a lower… Audio
Dr Joe Pojman: pro-life lobbyist on the new Texas 'heartbeat' abortion ban
A controversial law dubbed the 'Heartbeat Bill' has come into effect in the US State of Texas this week after the Supreme Court did not respond to an emergency appeal by abortion providers. The… Audio