this is g.w. news live from a berlin as a wave of u.s. states chip away at abortion laws abortion rights defenders hit the streets across the country both sides of the debate want the supreme court to take a stand also coming up driesum a dangles a new breakfast referendum 2 months after britain was to have the e.u. the government will definitely include in the withdrawal agreements bill at introduction the requirement to vote on whether to hold a 2nd referendum and a look back

a big rewrote the middle one racing legend niki lauda famously returned to competition of a british crash in the 1970 s. he has died at the age of 7. i'm called aspen welcome to the show abortion rights activists have staged a wave of rallies in cities across the united states in response to a tide of new anti-abortion box these activists gathered in washington d.c. to push the u.s. supreme court to throw out the laws that they say infringe on women's rights last week the southern state of alabama an act of the country's strictest portion ball making terminations of pregnancy illegal in nearly all cases including rape and incest it also introduced criminal penalties for abortion doctors numerous lawmakers took part in the rallying cry. representative jackie spear of california

i'm. like trying to. make it right where you are. for having an abortion. i know. helena humphrey has been following those protests for us from the nation's capital now helena it has been a heated debate over the past few days you've been talking to demonstrators what have they been telling you. that's right call there have been well hundreds of rallies up and down the country today the key ones of course being held in states which have recently passed antiabortion legislation like georgia for example where one of those so-called hot speech fetal heartbeat bills was passed a spoke to an activist in georgia she said around 1000 activists turned up at the capitol building that she said to me this is a direct quote i'm tired of old white men telling us what to do with our bodies

that we would an 18 across the states and i'm grateful for that so i know to alabama as well whether legislation is passing that all men another organizer i spoke to on the ground in alabama said when they came to apply for that permit to hold this rally the person organizing that in the government office said normally you need about 20 days to apply for that permit i'm going to push this through because i subscribe to what you are doing so plenty of support and these acts of itself continuing in their activities one another activist i spoke to in georgia said the holding a town hall meeting called the a.b.c. over reproductive justice so that people know their rights and they know that the clinics all still open and now you. know we've seen this wave of strict anti-abortion bills i would bama missouri other states talking about the timing here why are we seeing this push from conservatives going against abortion pushing these strict anti-abortion laws. well as you know call religious conservatives have

long been hoping for this as to the question of why now it's a question of pure math essentially we're now seeing a supremes court with a constellation of well a conservative constellation now following the appointment of 2 conservative judges by the u.s. president so they feel that now is the time to mount a challenge to roe v wade and indeed they want these individual state laws to be stringent if not controversial so that this challenge goes all the way through the court system all the way up to the supremes court where the waves can then at least be challenge so that's what they're looking to achieve it looks like it could be a lengthy battle but whilst this is tied up in the courts clinics cannot be closed nor was cannot be changed that said as to the climate for women on the ground seeking abortions that could stand a hard and still when i was at one abortion clinic in alabama i saw for myself some of the taunts that women in their face we've seen some democratic presidential

hopefuls at today's rallies that have borsch and become one of the key issues in 2020 anyone who is anyone in the democratic presidential campaign camp was. the supremes court in washington d.c. today we saw u.s. senator any close. with a megaphone saying we're not going to allow them to move our country backwards we saw the mayor of south bend indiana. saying that my campaign has always been about freedom that said whether something which is considered to be and i'm not saying it is whether something which is considered to be a women's issue becomes a key key campaign issue is another question i think that would more likely be the case if we did see roe v wade overturned and we move the pendulum back to pre-one 970 s. all right w's elena humphrey on the story for us from washington d.c. thank you very much. now to a story from france that has split

a family and the country 42 year old. was left in a persistent vegetative state after a motorcycle accident more than 10 years ago in recent years mr lumber is wife has campaigned for him to be allowed to die but his parents have contested her decision through the courts and the latest legal battle is now coming to a head. as doctors at this french hospital begin shutting down venice on numbers life support an injunction came from a paris court doctors must resume his treatment. the 42 year old had been hospitalized in the state of minimal consciousness since the 2008 motorcycle accident. his wife believes he has the right to die it is his parents who have been fighting to keep him on life support. the lawyer representing their case called it a victory for justice see it was see owners will breed every. disaster known today is

a victory for bear who will finally be accepted for who he is namely the disabled person because it limits his weaknesses and we must accept and like to tell you killing he knew the loophole in the law we must take him as he is and we must treat him as he is the solution for a bus fare is not for him to be eliminated either directly or by stopping his dietitians freshman year right. follow its own then you must ensure we do so in new york this year. it is the latest episode in a theater legal battle that has divided non-dance family and friends earlier the media swooped in as fast as parents prepared for what they thought might be their final goodbye with their son. he still couldn't do they are killing him they're killing him to. do them. in 2013 lambastes doctors recommended ending his treatment his wife his nephew and several

siblings have supported the doctors decision to let him die. and i said i planned for this is the 1st time i've told myself it's going to have them and everything is being done to make it happen so i'm quite serene and ready for it to end. lembergs parents have brought several cases before french courts and the european court of human rights and repeated efforts to prevent his doctors from ending his life support. monday's late decision from the paris court of appeals ordered care to be continued until the u.n. committee could consider an appeal from the bass parents. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world austrian president alexander fonda belen has sought to reassure citizens following a government crisis junior coalition partner the far right freedom party has quit the government of chancellor of the boston courts after its leader vice chancellor . resigned all the way in a corruption scandal. workers at rome's biggest airports are on 24 hour strike and

that is causing hundreds of flight cancellations italy's flagship carrier said it had cancelled $300.00 flights italy's main transport union is pushing for a deal guaranteeing the future of that airline which has been taken over by the government. police in russia have detained a key opposition figure of a close ally of top opposition leader alexina vali he was charged with helping organize a rally against a controversial pension reform last year and he faces up to 30 days in jail djoko we don't owe has been reelected as indonesia's president having won over 50 percent of the vote the result was released ahead of schedule amid fears of violent unrest we don't know is opponent a former general has refused to concede defeat claiming widespread cheating. britain's prime minister has offered a major concession in her latest attempt to get parliament to agree to her

withdrawal deal theresa may said that she will allow lawmakers to vote on whether to hold a 2nd national referendum on leaving the e.u. this comes 2 months after britain's scheduled departure from the bloc i've also listened carefully to those who've been arguing for a 2nd referendum i've made my own view on this clear on many many times i do not believe this is a route that we should take because i think we should be implementing the result of the 1st referendum not asking the british people to vote in a 2nd one but i recognise the genuine and sincere strength of feeling across the house on this important issue the government will therefore include in the withdrawal agreement still at introduction a requirement to vote. to hold a 2nd referendum and this must take place before the withdrawal agreement can be ratified. your correspondent very good mass is following the story for us she is in

london there good clearly the biggest headline here in may's so-called new bricks a deal it's this potential 2nd referendum walk us through how might that work and do we know why she's offering it now. well how the m.p.'s are understanding it so far is that reason may makes it conditional in signing the withdrawal agreements is she saying to those who are advocating for a 2nd round referendum if you're voting for this deal then you will get the referendum but they're not buying this they don't want the strings attached and also they simply don't believe how many have said that they can't trust have they don't know how long she will be prime minister and they will not vote for this agreement they were not voted 3 and then maybe be left hanging and not having what what has been promised so initially very very negative reaction to the proposal of the what seems on the surface very good proposal for remain as but they're really

not buying this off a bite to reason may how would you rate the reaction from m.p.'s on both sides of pro bracks it and anti bracks and what are they saying about this this new offer from theresa may. well it's really very much criticized from all sides and that's not a surprise because even before she came out with this speech people were just do you b.s. what can she offer how can she try and resolve the empire's people know that she's really desperate to get it through it's a 4th attempt how being a prime minister is really attached to this and she really wants to make it work however from all sides the people that are on the right of her party the bricks it hears have said that they they can't accept that day this is a worse deal than what they've ever had to vote for and also from the remains side

so somebody has said well how is it possible that she makes makes it even worse for herself that she digs an even deeper hole but it seems to be the case that this has happened with this new offer the details we don't know yet but still envies had some time to to think about it over about this initial proposal details will follow but it really doesn't look very good for treason. so given the reaction simulate really no one likes this deal if this indeed does fail what is next then for the u.k. and for bronx it. well reg's it is happening at the end of october if the deadlock isn't somehow so for now the big question is how long can't reason they stay on she's already said if she doesn't get her deal through that she will announce have departure and that looks more and more likely we have the e.u. elections coming up the big parties the conservative party and the labor party are

looking to take a big hit by vegas we see you niger for raj and his brags of party surging at the moment in the polls also the remain votes the vote for a 2nd referendum those parties who are clearly advocating it together are quite strong but the big parties are not so to reason they will take a hit and then the calls for her to go will be louder and louder possibly in you read the new election but we are facing this deadline at the end of october where the u.k. will leave so if no solution is found in the u.k. leave will leave without any deal with the european union unless they try and buy more time unless they renegotiate with the european union or i beg of moscow and london for us covering up bricks and song and thank you very much. the u.s. says temporarily eased restrictions on chinese company while away which it introduced just last week for the next 3 months some american companies will be allowed to provide components for the tech giants networks and smartphones but

while ways founder remained defiant toward the u.s. . the u.s. claims it's acting in the interests of flyways customers by allowing the company to use u.s. made components for a further 90 days it hopes to minimize the disruption to smartphone users but even when that grace period is over some say it may not have the damaging effect on huawei sales that the u.s. may be expecting. as long as it still can operate its duken going to. stick and don't know what it will do. everything will just wait for ways responded to the u.s. as temporary reprieve saying it doesn't need the help he's found it says it's developed enough of its own components to maintain its dominance in the smartphone and 5 g. markets. near me take cretien gene inequalities 5 g. plan will not be affected by the u.s. bans our competitors will be able to catch up with our 5 g.

technologies for 2 or 3 years. and the chinese government has also come to the defense of one of its biggest international brands don't leave ontario the united states has resorted to the use of national means to suppress foreign companies and interfere with market behavior frankly speaking it would not conform with the interests of the us itself in the end. without your church you literally. monday's announcement that google would be banning qual way from some future android updates show the types of challenges ahead for the chinese company but huawei insists it can keep going even when the u.s. pulls the plug. now to our series marking the 70th anniversary of the german constitution this week known here as the basic law. all it came into effect in 1949 signed by west germany's 1st chancellor at an hour it was drawn up under the supervision of the western allies after the 2nd world war and its aim was to ensure

that after nazi dictatorship the new germany would be built on solid democratic foundations after the reunification of west and the communist east germany in 1900 the basic law remains in effect for united germany in today's episode of r g w series we meet a disabled activist who is demanding what article 3 of the basic law guarantees citizens equality for all. and he has not go down syndrome is actually cool we just want to be like everyone else really on. not only did is 20 years old. she's a seasoned campaigner for equal rights for people with disabilities.

not only lives with her family in cologne and has been seeing her boyfriend for a year she's due to move out soon and make her own decisions. for example i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own or inside and if i do become pregnant then i want to decide for myself things like how i act as i see fit over there and then. i don't want to be checked on all the time and for decisions to be made for me that's how it feels to me. so great where does. developmentally challenged people in germany rarely find decent jobs with reasonable pay not only works in a cafe in a welfare center but for no salary she also writes for a magazine published by people with down syndrome unpaid voluntary work. so i'm natalie digital and i'm 20 years old and i still don't live alone i live.

a rally in berlin marching for equality campaigners like not only have already secured voting rights for developmentally challenged people in germany now they're trying to prevent more unborn children being tested for disabilities they fear that could lead to no more people with down syndrome being born. in the world in the constitution in article 3 it says that all people have the same rights with or without disability so you shouldn't be so scared of us we're really cool i want to know. she's managed to get politicians to listen she even confronted german chancellor angela merkel on the campaign trail 2 years ago. are these is this topic is important to me

i don't want to be aborted i want to stay in this world. natalee's life is already pretty independent but it's something she also wants for others equal rights for all people with disabilities as written in the constitution you know it's about not pushing away people who have a disability it's about allowing them to take part letting them take part is really important the most important thing is that every person is valuable and everyone is taken seriously. the. austrian formula one budget nicky lauder has died at the age of 70 as family says he passed away in his sleep at a hospital now does health have been affected by a horrific crash of the 1976 german grand prix is being remembered as one of the best and most charismatic drivers in formula one history. this was the race

that changed nicky lauder's life. the austrian was pulled from the burning wreckage by fellow driver a priest read the then reigning world champion his last rites despite his horrific burns and lung damage he has staunchly return to race just 6 weeks later he would go on to claim 2 more world titles and a glittering career his remarkable comeback and rivalry with british driver james hunt inspired the hollywood movie rush overcoming adversity remained a mantra of louder throughout his life. but i want to say one thing i've seen of people here winning and losing that lead to bed akkad this award to the losers because for my own experience winning is one thing or thought of losing always learned more louder is the only man to have won championships for both ferrari and mclaren and ranks as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time in 1905 loud aswat competitive racing for the world of aviation founding

airlines lauder air and nicky. he never really left formula one though serving as a stakeholder and non-executive chairman with the mercedes team lauder never overcame the damage caused by the fire which consumed his car 40 years before in 2018 he underwent a lung transplant in vienna. the 3 time world champion will be remembered both for his talent behind the wheel and his extraordinary courage to return to the sport he loved. to live and jonathan crane from sports is here to tell us more about nicky how does legacy let's just start with with some of the reactions to the news of his death well i think your fines or struggle to find anyone who has a bad word to say about nikita daouda he was a constant presence in the former long paddock even after he retired from driving university lights and respected and as you might imagine the tributes have been pouring in on social media starting with ferrari of course the team with him he won

2 of his 3 world's high schools they said they were saddened of the news but the death of that the friend they had it has always been a hot and in the use of school for ari fans and. the retired dr of course allowed to play a key role in helping him win the 26th that would miss a d.c. said thank you for everything you did for me i learned so much from you your passion your fighting spirit it's never give up and tributes coming not just in the world of motor sport the austrian act politician arnold schwarzenegger who is an icon and a trail blazing hero paying tribute to his countrymen allowed the man their how would you describe a lot of the driver the driver was meticulous he really invested a lot of time in getting his car up to scratch and he was also a fear of us as we know and this of course in an era where you started the season knowing that one or 2 of your colleagues would come home at the end of it such were

the risks and i think we can say he was driven as well really determined to succeed and driven by his rivalry with that james hunt the british driver now these 2 guys can have been further apart with the typical playboy really kind of like enticed by the drama of formula one the cars and the women reza loud it was the true professional completely focused on. hoskin had now we're of course the truth in that story played out in hollywood in the film rush in 2030 and i think we've got a quick clip to show you from that's. just been quick. to. defend. the right drugs and. i think that film really kind of brought that story to a younger audience who perhaps didn't know nikki now there were many kind of from

people's eyes to see how dangerous the sport was back in those days now of course that that horrific crash that he survived and what did it take for him to come back after that sort of a lot of i think a lot of mental strength it was cool to the bravest sporting comeback of all time and for good reason because just 6 south that he was on death's door in a hospital bed he was back in the cockpit in monza racing now at the time he said he wasn't scared but later in his autobiography the admitted he was ricci had with fear because he was so desperate not to show any weakness in front of his rivals and just being that cost him so much paid putting on a match in a helmet when you've still got scars on your head it was very paper going off to the races is balaklava was covered in blood so he went through a lot just to pass that on the track of course that he was really respected it gave advice to younger drive as you often saw him in the paddock with his red cap which he used to cover up is that he was

a very witty about his route he said you know i have an excuse to look ugly some people that relates in his wisdom will be sorely missed are get humor as well jonathan crane with sports thank you so much you're welcome. and a quick reminder now of the top stories that we're following for you at this hour british prime minister theresa may has offered lawmakers a major concession on bret's it a chance to vote on whether to hold a new referendum on the country's membership in the european union that's as may pushes for votes on her bret's of agreements which lawmakers have already rejected 3 times. and austrians formula one greats niki lauda has died at the age of 70 out of $13.00 world titles famously survived a terrific crash of 1976 german grand prix. you're watching d.w. news live from berlin stay tuned i'll be back shortly to walk you through the day's top stories including the case. there as of next on the day don't forget you can

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