Northern Ireland
‘We’re not going anywhere, we’re not going to be cowed’: the North’s battle for reproductive rights rages on
The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe vs Wade marks a new frontier in the war on abortion rights, but for women in Northern Ireland, the fight had never ended anyway
The overturning of Roe vs Wade marks the biggest setback for reproductive rights in the United States in nearly half a century. Around half of American states are now expected to outlaw or severely limit access to abortion, with bans having already been introduced in several states. Pro-choice advocates on this side of the Atlantic have watched in horror as the Supreme Court ruling paved the way for abortion to be made illegal across large ...