A new restrictive abortion law in the USA has banned abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected - usually at around six weeks.

Afghanistan isn't the only country to be taken over by barbaric religious fundamentalists who want to control women.

apnews.com/article/texas-…
Afghanistan isn't the only country where barbaric religious fundamentalists who want to control women can legally wander the streets armed to the teeth.

Afghanistan isn't the only country where anti-democratic barbaric religious fundamentalists who want to control women, & who wander the streets armed to the teeth, have made it much harder for certain groups to participate in anything resembling democracy.
nytimes.com/2021/08/31/us/…
The 6 week ban on abortion law in Texas also enables “bounties” of up to a $10,000 reward for private citizens who bring lawsuits against anyone who aids in helping someone receive an abortion.

Note which UK MP's fail to condemn this barbaric misogyny.

Couldn't happen here?

Tories Liz Truss, Sajid Javid, Liam Fox, Daniel Hannan, & Owen Paterson, & their donors, have close ties to think tanks, networks & foundations - like the radical-right Heritage Foundation - rolling-back abortion rights in the US.

bylinetimes.com/2021/08/24/the…
In 2018, anti-abortion think tank the Federalist Society hosted a fringe event at the Tory Party conference.

Speaking at the event was Tory MEP David Campbell Bannerman, who has called for people with "extreme EU loyalties" to be prosecuted for treason.

businessinsider.com/conservative-m…
Article from 2013, outlining how the assault on women has been many years in the making.

The Koch-funded global Libertarian network of climate-denialist anti-state "anti-woke" think tanks & institutions now has Britain's Govt tightly in its grip too.

rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2013/1…
Like I say, Afghanistan isn't the only country to be taken over by insecure, delusional, barbaric, anti-democratic religious fundamentalist ideological men, with a penchant for guns & trucks, who want to control women.
A collection of quotes from high profile US right-wingers. It's mainly for free speech fundamentalists who struggle to handle nuance & the idea that with free speech comes great personal responsibility. Be interested to hear which ones they think are fine.
In addition to the barbaric abortion legislation, here's details of other new laws in Texas - it's almost as though the UK Government works VERY closely with the US libertarian billionaire-funded network of free-market think tanks & institutes that strongly influence US policy.🧐

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theconversation.com/9-11-how-polit…
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