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The Supreme Court of the United States has unanimously upheld access to mifepristone. Mifepristone has long been used safely and effectively in medication abortions around the world.
As a result, the use of mifepristone remains legal in the states that have not banned abortion, write Naomi Cahn of the University of Virginia and Sonia Suter of George Washington University. As of June 2024, medication abortion accounts for more than 60% of abortions in the U.S. The ruling – and medical abortions – face further challenges in US courts, and the subject remains likely to be a key issue in November’s
presidential election.
And as the Uefa European Football Championship for men kicks off today, pitting the continent’s top national sides against each other, who would be a referee?
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Activists on both sides of the abortion battle are gearing up for it to be a major issue in the 2024 election.
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Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia; Sonia Suter, George Washington University
The SCOTUS opinion did not take on the substance of the plaintiffs’ claims against mifepristone, and the abortion pill is already facing other challenges.
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Former South African President and uMkhonto weSizwe leader Jacob Zuma dances at a party rally.
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Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
There’s confusion in South Africa about what’s driving the popularity of Jacob Zuma and his uMkhonto weSizwe party.
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Referee Michael Oliver (in blue) is abused by Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon during a 2018 Champions League tie. Afterwards, Oliver and his wife were sent abusive emails and texts, including death threats.
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Tom Webb, Coventry University; Harjit Sekhon, Coventry University
As Euro 2024 kicks off, the governing body of European football is urgently trying to recruit thousands of new grassroots officials. Is football really in danger of running out of referees?
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Alexandre Frambéry-Iacobone, Université de Bordeaux
As a parliamentary system with a presidency, France is unique: the effective leader is the president when parliament supports him, but in the event of cohabitation, the prime minister calls the shots.
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Félicien Faury, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) – Université Paris-Saclay
For the far-right party’s voters, school is a source of concern and mistrust and also a key to understanding its success among women and voters with few qualifications.
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Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Rural households are especially hard hit by food shortages due to disrupted farming, limited access to markets and soaring food prices.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Astronomers Vicent Martínez and Bernard Jones explain the mystery of the Hubble tension, and why it matters so much for our understanding of the universe, on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Nicolas Bancel, Université de Lausanne
African states won new power when they demanded New Zealand withdraw because of their rugby tour of apartheid South Africa.
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Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland; Kirsten Adlard, The University of Queensland
Despite a few controversies, Mosley is recognised as making scientific information accessible in a way that has advanced public health.
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Michael Hornberger, University of East Anglia
A special group of people appear to have genes that protect them from the worst effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
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