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The shifting battle over abortion rights 50 years after Roe
S2023 E22 - 8m 43s
Fifty years ago today, the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade gave constitutional protection to the right to seek an abortion. But after a different Supreme Court overturned Roe last year, ending a pregnancy is now a crime in at least 13 states and severely restricted in at least 12 more. Sarah Varney, senior correspondent for Kaiser Health News, joins John Yang to discuss.
Earth’s ozone layer continues to recover, scientists report
S2023 E22 - 6m 28s
In one of the great environmental success stories of our time, scientists say that a 35-year-old agreement has resulted in the steady and promising recovery of the Earth's ozone layer, a critical protective shield that blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Dr. Paul Newman, chief scientist for Earth sciences at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, joins William Brangham to discuss.
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