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Roe v. Wade overturned: Abortion restricted in half of US states

June 30, 2022
GZERO Staff
Roe v. Wade Overturned: Abortion Restricted in Half of US States | GZERO World

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Now that the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, roughly half the states have legislation on the books restricting abortion.

And 13 of them had "trigger laws" to ban abortion once the 1973 ruling was struck down. Residents of those states seeking abortions must now travel across state lines to get an abortion — and Missouri wants to sue those who do.

What's more, it'll be a long drive: an average of 125 miles, compared to just 25 when Roe was still the law of the land, Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World.

Pro-abortion rights health experts worry this will increase maternal mortality rates in the US and cause financial hardship for families.

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Why the US-China relationship is more stable than you might think

TITLE PLACEHOLDER | Ian Bremmer | Quick Take

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Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: US Secretary of State Tony Blinken just came from China, Beijing, and Shanghai, and the US-China relationship continues to be better managed and more stable than we've seen in a long time. Not clear that would necessarily be the case, given the number of issues and places where we have friction between these two countries.

US campuses and Arab world protest over Gaza

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Spain’s prime minister isn’t going anywhere

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gives a statement to annonunce he will stay on as Prime Minister after weighing his exit from the Spanish government, at Moncloa palace in Madrid, Spain April 29, 2024.
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After nearly a week of uncertainty, Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, announced he would remain the country’s leader.

Turmoil in Scotland as first minister resigns

First Minister Humza Yousaf and his wife Nadia El-Nakla leaving Bute House, the official residence of First Minister, after he announced that he will resign as SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister, avoiding having to face a no confidence vote in his leadership. Mr Yousaf's premiership has been hanging by a thread since he ended the Bute House Agreement with the Scottish Greens last week. Picture date: Monday April 29, 2024
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On Monday, Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, announced he would resign following a controversial move last week to end the SNP’s power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party.

How long can Japan prop up the yen?

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023.
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Japan’s currency slipped to 160 yen to the dollar on Monday, its lowest rate since 1990, triggering a government intervention and threatening Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s position.

Why Taiwan struggles to move past Chiang Kai-shek’s legacy

Taiwan honour guards march in front of a statue of Chinese Nationalist Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at a changing of the guards ceremony on October 27, 2003. Chiang's widow, Soong May-ling, died aged 106 in New York last week. Family members are considering whether to bury the former first lady in the United States, Taiwan or China.
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Taiwan’s government has pledged to remove over 700 statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the former leader responsible for Taiwan’s independence and decades of authoritarian rule.

The Arab world is also protesting over Gaza

People protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, April 5, 2024.

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Europe needs to strengthen its defenses, says President Macron

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Does President Macron in France, thinks that Europe can't rely on the United States for its defense no longer? Does the resurgence of the radical right in any way impair the celebration in Portugal that is 50 years since the coup, the revolution that overturned the dictatorship? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, shares his perspective on European politics from Stockholm.

Are we on the brink of a new cold war?

Are We on the Brink of a New Cold War? | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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“We are back in a period of superpower competition that will probably go on for decades. And that, if we're lucky, remains a cold war.” David Sanger, Pulitzer prize-winning national security correspondent for The New York Times, joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to offer a clear-eyed take on America’s adversaries.

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