US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access

The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues. The drug, mifepristone, is used for terminations in the first ten weeks of pregnancy.

Also on the programme: In the UK, the Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, has resigned over bullying claims. Mr Raab is a loyal ally of Prime Minster Rishi Sunak. We hear more about the case from our UK politics correspondent.

And as North Korea ramps up its development of nuclear weapons, there is growing sentiment in South Korea that it must respond with its own nuclear deterrent. Our correspondent in Seoul reports on an emotive issue that divides opinion within the country.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories are Anna Machin, British evolutionary anthropologist, writer and broadcaster and Kunal Purohit, an Indian journalist based in Mumbai.

(Picture: Activists hold signs protesting against abortion outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)