Florida abortion ban

Anti-abortion campaigners have celebrated the new legislation - which replaces an existing 15-week law - as the gold standard of abortion policy and a major victory in the country's battle over abortion access. But pro-choice campaigners say the ban will push an overstretched system to the brink. We speak to our reporter and to people who either support the new law or are against it.

Rival protestors have clashed at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, and at Columbia University in New York police arrested protesters nearly 24 hours after they took over an academic building. We speak to protesters about the developments.

Our correspondent Andrew Harding has spoken to the father of a seven-year old girl who died while they were trying to cross the English Channel last week. He has been telling Andrew how he tried to save her from a crush on the boat.

The authorities in Georgia say that 63 people were arrested on Tuesday, during protests against a new law being considered by the country's parliament. Our correspondent in the capital has the latest.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Jerneka (no last name given), a 20-year-old patient, sits at the parking lot outside an abortion clinic as she waits, in Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S., April 27, 2024. Credit: Marco Bello/Reuters)