Roe reversal ripples through reproductive health in Africa 

The Supreme Court’s abortion ruling could have effects throughout Africa, where countries receive huge amounts of money to fund public health, which includes women’s reproductive health. The World’s Carol Hills speaks with Nosmot Gbadamosi of Foreign Policy about the American abortion debate and Roe’s far-flung effects.

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