In June 2022, the US Supreme court overturned “Roe v Wade”, a landmark case which legalised abortion in 1973.
It came after a young woman challenged the criminal abortion laws in Texas. Her case was heard on appeal in the US Supreme Court.
The court ruled that a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy was protected by the US constitution.
But now nearly 50 years later, America’s most senior legal body has overturned that right, which means laws in individual states will now determine whether women have access to abortion.
There has been a huge reaction to the decision in the US and around the world, including on the continent.
But should US court decision matter to people in Africa? What impact could it have on the debate on abortion on the continent?
Host: Alan Kasujja
Guests: Rhoda Odhiambo, BBC correspondent Ann Kioko, anti-abortion campaigner at Citizengo Nelly Munyasia, Reproductive Health Network in Kenya Mallah Tabot, International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa