pick#NewInternaionalist #550 had abortion rights as its Big Issue, examining the global trend of liberalisation of laws & attitudes, against a right-wing patriarchal pushback, with the USA being one of 4 countries that have regressed. Which isn't to say that there aren't countries with more oppressive legislation.
I was interested to learn that abortion laws are relatively recent, being introduced about 1840 in USA to prevent enslaved people from ⬇️
Other articles included nationalist support for pseudoscience in India, the plight of Palestinian writers and artists caught in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, and a scathing review of Liz Truss's fantasy novel - er, I mean political memoir 🥬
A good issue: 5⭐ (edited) 3mo