Why I campaign against abortions - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Abortion in the United States continues to spark fierce debate and cause division, ever since the Supreme Court made it legal in 1973 following the Roe v Wade case.

Individual states still have a lot of power to influence the availability of abortions and in almost every state there are campaigns and protests for and against.

In our two-part podcast we hear from people on either side of the debate.

For part one we heard from Dr Willie Parker, who provides abortion services in Georgia and Alabama.

In part two Eddie speaks to Esther Ripplinger, who campaigns against abortions in her home state of Washington, not least because of her own experience of having one.

(Photo: Esther Ripplinger. Credit: Esther Ripplinger)

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