America has wound back the clock on women’s reproductive rights. Until recently, it would have been reasonable to think Australia was beyond going back.
“We are in a dire situation in our country, in a time that I think will be looked at as a disgraceful time in our nation’s history.” Rachel O’Leary Carmona does not mince words when talking about what’s at stake when Americans head to the voting booths next week: “It’s a fight for the soul of our country.”
Trump has given mixed messages about how he’d handle abortion rights if elected for a second term. He’sabout appointing Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v Wade but has said he would not sign a national abortion ban and that his administration would beActivists and doctors I’ve been speaking to from Georgia to California and New York to Washington, don’t believe him.
“We know that Donald Trump and J.D. Vance are the biggest threat to reproductive freedom that we’ve seen in a generation,” says the organisation’s spokesperson, Ianthe Metzger. “Everything we’ve fought for will be under jeopardy.”behind the economy for voters. Even if Harris wins on Tuesday, the path to restoring abortion rights is still likely to be littered with obstacles. “It’s not going to end, no matter who is elected,” says O’Leary Carmona. “We have to be buckled in for a marathon.
For an up-to-date picture of what life looks like when abortion is banned, look no further than the US. While the bans have not had the effect that anti-abortion campaigners would like to see (the number of abortions has.
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