Mastodawn

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

@cstross this is, perhaps, where the weirdness of our political / electoral processes may help. Without massive popular support this sort of thing is really difficult to drive through, and even if it is, it’s easily reversed.