*** Check out the <a href="https://amerex.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America Explained Substack newsletter</a> for a few written posts a month on the big issues in U.S. politics and foreign policy and no extra spam ***We stand on the brink of a transformation in abortion rights in America. Just last week the Supreme Court seemed to indicate its openness to gutting Roe in a decision which could come as soon as next June. Meanwhile, earlier this year Texas used a novel legal strategy to ban most abortions in the state, effectively ending Roe as a national standard. This episode discusses the history of Roe and its sister case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, analyzes the likely political impact of a decision to annul them, and also asks a question posed by Ruth Bader Ginsburg - was seeking to establish abortion rights in the courts rather than Congress ultimately a bad move for the left?<a href="https://twitter.com/andygawt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Andy on Twitter for more</a>.CreditsHost - Andy GawthorpeGrowth consultant - Anne Stoop

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America Explained is a podcast about American politics, foreign policy & culture for an international audience. Every fortnight it brings you the voices and perspectives shaping America - and its impact on the world - today. Hosted by historian and columnist Andy Gawthorpe, each fortnightly episode features analysis and interviews which help you understand a key issue in a way the regular news cycle never will. If something really big happens in-between, we’ll drop a bonus episode to keep you up to date.