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Charlie Stross Apr 20, 2024

From America with cash: Right-wing groups want to end abortion in the UK

A right-wing political and media ecosystem pushing a US-style anti-abortion agenda is gaining traction in the UK

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/us-anti-abortion-culture-war-uk-stella-creasy-amendement-/

Meanwhile:

YouGov survey finds nearly 90% of Britons support abortion

https://www.msichoices.org/latest/yougov-survey-finds-nearly-90-of-britons-support-abortion-in-the-uk/

Inside US-led fight to centre abortion in UK culture wars

A right-wing political and media ecosystem pushing a US-style anti-abortion agenda is gaining traction in the UK

openDemocracy

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Moz Apr 20, 2024

@cstross isn't this normal for the US though? Similar groups are responsible for a lot of anti-gay laws and actions around the world already, and there's a long tradition of "US aid must never go near reproductive healthcare" specifically because of the antiabortion bullshit. I'm not sure whether the refusal to allow aid to be used against AIDS was the Reagan "death sentence for gays", anti-reproductive-healthcare or some foul combination.

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Charlie Stross

@moz Yep, this is normal for meddling US evangelicals trying to export their misogynistic crap overseas. What's less normal is that they've found receptive ears in UK government and a supine right-wing media environment that boosts their messaging.