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Abortion, Criminal Law & Crisis Pregnancies

Healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet as women we know our bodies have long been viewed as the property of men and of the state. This patriarchal notion...

‘But she was 30+ weeks?’ A response

If the aim of criminalising women for behaviour while pregnant (aka foetal homicide laws) is to protect foetuses and children, as this blog shows, they clearly they fail!

Women and the Religious Right in the USA: Jayne Egerton

This article about women and the religious right in the USA first appeared in Issue 5 of The Radical Notion. It is shared here with permission. Introduction Women...

Roe v Wade must stand

This was a speech given by Caroline Robinson at a protest in Edinburgh on 14th May 2022 in solidarity with US women whose abortion rights are under attack after...

Advice to US Women to Compromise on Abortion Rights Misses the Mark: Katherine M Acosta

Katherine M Acosta is a lifelong feminist, a sociologist, filmmaker and writer. Divided We Fall is her documentary about the 2011 Wisconsin Uprising, a weeks-long protest to save collective...

Women silenced at Edinburgh abortion rights rally

On Saturday 14 May 2022, a rally in support of women's right to safe and legal abortion was held in Edinburgh. Here an anonymous feminist protester who attended the...