Jamie Speka talks to residents in California and Texas as they protest against the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Roe v Wade overturned: what does the future hold for the United States?
Following the Supreme Court’s vote to overturn Roe v Wade, Features Editor Maggie John discusses what this means for the country’s future and women’s rights.
Students across the country call for disaffiliation of Exeter pro-life society
Image: George Seymour A student-led petition calling for the disaffiliation of Exeter Students for Life, a pro-life society at the University of Exeter, has amassed close to 10,000 signatures in less than a week. The petition, which currently has 8,716 signatures at time of writing, calls to ‘strike down’ the society for its ‘direct attack […]
Not your body, not your choice: the Texas abortion ban
Niamh Walsh examines the Texas abortion ban and its implications for women’s reproductive rights.
Alabama Bill: America’s Abortion Debate
Emma Hussain reports on the controversy surrounding Alabama’s recent abortion ban and explores the wider ramifications.
Abortion laws in Nicaragua and El Salvador: Women as lesser humans.
Nicaragua and El Salvador are 2 out of the 8 countries in the world with a complete abortion ban. It is a crime even if the woman’s life in mortal danger. This means that women all over Nicaragua and El Salvador are being rejected abortion, even if the alternative is certain death. This reflects a […]
Feminist Friday: Why fighting for abortion is still so important
Last month, Feminist Society, Socialist Students, and Polish society took part in a collaborative solidarity event in defiance of Poland’s proposed abortion laws, which have thankfully been overruled. It served as a reminder of how blessed we are to have free access to so many sexual health services in this country, and the need to fight, […]
Climbdown in Poland
The ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) in Poland did not have a good start to the autumn. It threw its weight behind new proposals on abortion – already abnormally restrictive in the Catholic, east European nation – which would have effectively have outlawed the practice entirely. Less than a week later, thirty thousand black-clad […]
How to change the world: Part one
Campaign against Sex-Selective Abortion in China The Chinese government has launched a new campaign against sex-selective abortion in an attempt to solve ‘the Bachelor Crisis’ as there are currently 33 million more men than women in China. Pre-natal gender testing and sex-selective abortions are currently illegal in China, however the strong cultural bias for sons has […]