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Heartbeat of the matter: Texas’s draconian abortion law

Heartbeat of the matter: Texas’s draconian abortion law

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist


Heartbeat of the matter: Texas’s draconian abortion law

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Supreme Court’s surprise decision to let the country’s harshest “heartbeat bill” stand bodes ill for the landmark Roe v Wade decision; we ask what happens next. Brazil’s police kill six times as many people as America’s—and the numbers bear out a clear racial divide among the fallen. And how Lebanon is reviving its olive-oil industry, with global ambitions.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Sep 6, 2021
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