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Biden to meet pope amid pressure from anti-abortion US bishops
Devout Roman Catholic Joe Biden meets Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday at a time when the US president is under pressure from conservatives in the Church for his conflicted position in the…
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Texas House votes to ban transgender girls from sports
Texas Republicans have passed a very conservative agenda this year, including new laws that make it more difficult to vote, all but ban abortion, and do away with the need for a permit to carry a…
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USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
Pfizer has applied for approval for the Covid vaccine to be used in US children aged 5-11. And a federal court has temporarily reinstated a controversial abortion ban in Texas just days after a lower… Audio
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Court temporarily blocks Texas abortion ban
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas.
Texas wants to prohibit people from obtaining an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
The action by US District Judge… Audio
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US judge blocks enforcement of near-total abortion ban in Texas
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, in a challenge brought by President Joe Biden's administration after the US Supreme Court had allowed it to go into…
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Thousands march across US in support of abortion rights
Tens of thousands of people are holding rallies across all 50 US states in support of abortion rights.
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Biden administration asks judge to halt strict Texas abortion law
US President Joe Biden's administration has urged a judge to block a near-total ban on abortion imposed by Texas - the strictest such law in the nation - in a key moment in the ferocious legal fight…
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Health practicioners lose High Court abortion case
A group of health practitioners who conscientiously objected to abortion have lost a case in the High Court.
A requirement in the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 states a practitioner who objects to… Audio
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Prof Mary Ziegler: the ‘deviousness’ of the Texas abortion ban
The recently enacted Texas Heartbeat Act, also known as Senate Bill 8, gives conservative lawmakers everything they wanted - the ability to ban abortion with none of the risk, says Professor Mary… Audio
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Oscar Stilley: ‘disbarred and disgraced’ lawyer sues Texas abortion doctor
Earlier this week Arkansas man Oscar Stilley filed a lawsuit against a Texan doctor who performed an abortion and wrote about it publicly in defiance of the state's strict new 'Heartbeat Act', which… Audio
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Lawsuits filed against Texas abortion provider could be best test of new law
Earlier this week Arkansas man Oscar Stilley filed a lawsuit against a Texan doctor who performed an abortion and wrote about it publicly in defiance of the state's strict new 'Heartbeat Act', which… Audio
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Black Caps on flight home after evacuating Pakistan
The Black Caps are on their way home from Dubai after their aborted tour of Pakistan.
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Cricket: Black Caps head home after Pakistan threat
The Black Caps are on their way home from Dubai after their aborted tour of Pakistan. Audio
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Black Caps on flight home after evacuating Pakistan
The Black Caps are on their way home from Dubai after their aborted tour of Pakistan.
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California recall election; Newsom to remain Governor
California Governor Gavin Newsom has won a special election that tested the power of a Republican Party still dominated by former US President Donald Trump in a deeply Democratic state.
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USA correspondent Ron Elving - the US remembers 9/11
Audio 14 Sep 2021Ron says the US is feeling emotionally spent after the marking of the 9/11 20th anniversary. Also there's major resistance in some quarters to vaccination mandates. And Ron talks to Lynn about pitched… Audio
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Tik Tok Doc on her move down under
Audio 13 Sep 2021Dr Danielle Jones is known at the Mama Doctor to her millions of followers on Tik Tok, she'll soon be known as the Invercargill doctor who delivers babies at Southland Hospital. The Mama Doctor talked… Audio
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Jane Campion wins best director at Venice Film Festival
New Zealand's Jane Campion has won the Silver Lion prize for best director at the Venice Film Festival for The Power of The Dog.
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Canada PM Trudeau accuses main rival of favouring abortion curbs, gun owners
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a possible election defeat, has lashed out at his main rival, accusing him of favoring restrictions on abortion and wanting to loosen gun controls.
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Carl Bean, singer of LGBT pride anthem I Was Born This Way, dies aged 77
Archbishop Carl Bean, a former Motown singer best known for the 1977 gay liberation anthem 'I Was Born This Way', has died at the age of 77. Video
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Mexico's top court decriminalises abortion in 'watershed moment'
Women's health and human rights advocates have had a major win in Mexico, with the Supreme Court ruling that penalising abortion is unconstitutional.
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The best podcasts to listen to in lockdown
The rest of the country moved to level 2 this morning, but for poor old Aucklanders still in level 4, we have some podcast recommendations to keep you entertained. Audio
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USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
Audio 7 Sep 2021In many states there are worrying rates of COVID hospitalisations, driven almost exclusively by unvaccinated people. Kelsey also reports on the newly instituted abortion rules in Texas which are… Audio
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Verstappen wins home Grand Prix, takes championship lead
Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix for Red Bull to take the F1 championship lead.
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Tim Dean: is it time to ditch our outdated moral beliefs?
In his debut book How We Became Human: And Why We Need To Change, Sydney-based philosopher, writer and teacher Tim Dean looks at how we evolved to be moral creatures, and why some of our evolved… Audio
