information and make money off it, has created accidental dystopia. they are taking our data and saying, they will give us an exchange, useful products. we get that, but we are not thinking about the other things in the way that data can be used, it is surveillance capitalism and we are starting to pay the price for it. the ruling by the supreme court last week has led to worldwide demonstrations. protests are expected in france today and thousands of australians demonstrated earlier against the us supreme court s ruling on abortion. as in the united states now, in australia, abortion laws are set by states. earlier i spoke with doctor ronli sifris, deputy director of the caston centre for human rights law at monash university in melbourne. i asked her about the status of abortion rights in australia.
for many women, to be honest. we also have an urban versus rural divide. if you live in a big city like melbourne or sydney, it is easier to access abortion but if you live in a rural area it is more challenging, particularly if there is only one doctor in town and that doctor has a conscientious objection to abortion. really interesting to get your thoughts and insights, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. russian state media is reporting that two british men have been charged with what it describes as mercenary activities by moscow backed separatists in eastern ukraine. dylan healy is said to have been helping as a volunteer aid worker when he was taken prisoner in april. russia says andrew hill, from plymouth, surrendered to their forces in the same month. the uk foreign office said it
laws are set by states. i m joined now by dr ronli sifris, deputy director of the caston centre for human rights law at monash university in melbourne majority of australian states have legalised abortion. tell us more about what abortion rights are in australia. thank you for having me on your programme. in australia abortion the state level, so not dissimilar to the us but the key point of difference is that abortion is not as highly politicised in australia as highly politicised in australia as it is in the us. and also over the past decade or so, we have seen significant step towards the liberalisation of abortion laws in australia. so pretty much all of australia s jurisdictions have now decriminalised abortion. yet australia sjurisdictions have now decriminalised abortion.- australia sjurisdictions have now
The US Supreme Court s decision to upend the landmark 1973 decision recognising abortion as a constitutional right demonstrates the need for vigilance in Australia, legal advocates say. The overturnin