Royal state visit to US and Epstein survivors, Abortion law, Plastic waste art

About this episode

The episode discusses King Charles's state visit to the US, changes to abortion law in England and Wales, and the impact of female voters in India, alongside the issue of plastic waste on beaches.

King Charles and Queen Camilla are on their four-day state visit to the United States. Today King Charles will address the US Congress. But at the same time, survivors of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the family of one of his most prominent victims, Virginia Giuffre, have urged the King to meet them during his state visit. A round table featuring Epstein survivors is planned ahead of his meeting to Congress. Joining Chloe Tilley is India McTaggart, royal correspondent for the Telegraph. This week, a significant change to abortion law in England and Wales is expected to receive Royal Assent - meaning it will become law. An amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill will remove criminal liability for women who end their own pregnancies. But while supporters of the bill believe this is about preventing vulnerable women from being prosecuted, critics argue that it risks reducing safeguards and say the change hasn’t had sufficient scrutiny. We hear from Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi and historian Dr Jessica Cox from Brunel University. Millions of Indians have been voting in elections across five states in a set of contests. We'll look at why the number of female voters in India…

People in this episode

Host: Chloe Tilley

Guests: India McTaggart, Tonia Antoniazzi, Dr Jessica Cox

Topics covered

• Royal visit
• Abortion law
• Epstein survivors
• Female voters
• Plastic waste

Keywords

• King Charles
• Queen Camilla
• abortion law
• Epstein survivors
• female voters
• plastic waste
• Virginia Giuffre
• India McTaggart

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Telegraph, Marine Conservation Society

Places: England, Wales, India

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