Show Notes
Abortion is the talk of the United States right now as the Supreme Court prepares to release a decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that enshrined abortion rights nationally. But what's happening in the places where abortion is a quieter conversation? What about the state of reproductive rights in Asia?
This episode, we survey the laws and attitudes regarding abortion in Asia. We place special attention on four countries: China, Indonesia, India and Japan. Our reporters Marrian Zhou, Ismi Damayanti and Kiran Sharma fill us in, while host Waj Khan and producers Alice French, Monica Hunter-Hart and Jack Stone Truitt guide the story.
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Asia Stream is hosted by Wajahat S. Khan, our digital editor and executive producer, and produced by Monica Hunter-Hart and Jack Stone Truitt.
Related to this episode:
Abortion in Asia: The limits of choice, by Ismi Damayanti, Kiran Sharma and Arisa Kamei
China's three-child policy aims to head off demographic crisis, by Iori Kawate
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