Could Roe v. Wade rulling effect Europe’s abortion laws? 

The impact of the Supreme Court ruling overthrowing Roe v. Wade has been felt far beyond the United States. Abortion is legal in most of Europe although the circumstances under which it is permitted varies from one country to another. Only in Poland and Malta is it practically banned. But abortion rights campaigners say, if it can happen in the US, it could happen in Europe too. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports

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