Is America Heading Back Into The Dark Ages?

Following the recent decision by the US Supreme Court to repeal women's constitutional right to have an abortion, it seems the six conservative judges on the bench now have a number of other social and political issues in their sights.

Advocates for LGBTIQA+, free press, firearms restrictions and much more are bracing for attacks on their rights, as those six extremely powerful individuals seem determined to drag America back into the dark ages.

The Quicky speaks to a human rights law expert and a journalist who has spent decades researching and reporting on the United States, to find out what other aspects of American rights and freedoms are now seriously at risk.

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to:

John Barron - Journalist and broadcaster and has written for publications including The Washington Post, hosted news and current affairs programs Planet America, ABC Fact Check, The Drum, The Future Forum and The Party Reagan on ABC News24, and a research associate at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney

Sarah Joseph - Professor of Human Rights Law at Griffith University, whose publications focus on human rights internationally and in Australia, with particular expertise on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, business and human rights, trade and human rights, and issues concerning the media (and social media) and human rights. She has also published in the area of Australian constitutional law

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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