U.S. abortion decision 'horrific' and 'appalling,' world leaders say

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/24/global-reaction-roe-abortion-supreme-court/

No paywall
https://archive.ph/qZHiq

The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade — and revoke the constitutional right to an abortion — has triggered widespread condemnation outside the United States.

World leaders and abortion rights advocates described the ruling as “horrific” and “appalling.”

“One of the darkest days for women’s rights in my lifetime,” Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon wrote on Twitter just minutes after the decision was released.

The vote was 6 to 3 to uphold a restrictive Mississippi law banning all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It upended nearly 50 years of legal precedent that guaranteed the right to the procedure.

For leaders and activists in places with more-liberal abortion laws, Friday’s ruling led to anger and resignation about the future of the United States — as well as concern over how the decision might affect the issue in their own countries.

Over the past several decades, more than 50 countries have liberalized their abortion laws, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, a global advocacy group opposed to abortion restrictions.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. GOP wants to align with fascist dictatorships. GOP not interested in aligning with democracies.

[empedocles]

2. Anti women's rights/abortion, is pretty much a 3rd world phenomenon

trumpism/rw/the very wealthy - pushes the US in that direction. The map:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-where-abortion-is-illegal