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Democracy and Women’s Rights in 2024

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January 9, 2024

Democracy and Women’s Rights in 2024

Source: Ms Magazine

Over 60 percent of Americans support abortion rights—but last year Roe was overturned and 14 states now ban abortions in most circumstances. A president who lost the popular vote by millions appointed three staunch opponents of abortion to the Supreme Court, who joined two right-wing members of the Court to overturn a half-century-old constitutional right to abortion. Then politicians in states with high levels of gerrymandering and voter suppression—such as Texas, Louisiana and West Virginia—banned abortion.

One reason women are losing the right to abortion is that men who do not support women’s rights have supermajority control of most state legislatures and Congress.

In states banning abortion, women’s political representation is remarkably low.

Click here to read the full article published by Ms Magazine on 3 January 2024.

Image source: Ms Magazine

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Author
Carrie N. Baker
Publisher
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Publication year
2023
Focus areas

Over 60 percent of Americans support abortion rights—but last year Roe was overturned and 14 states now ban abortions in most circumstances. A president who lost the popular vote by millions appointed three staunch opponents of abortion to the Supreme Court, who joined two right-wing members of the Court to overturn a half-century-old constitutional right to abortion. Then politicians in states with high levels of gerrymandering and voter suppression—such as Texas, Louisiana and West Virginia—banned abortion.

One reason women are losing the right to abortion is that men who do not support women’s rights have supermajority control of most state legislatures and Congress.

In states banning abortion, women’s political representation is remarkably low.

Click here to read the full article published by Ms Magazine on 3 January 2024.

Image source: Ms Magazine

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Resource type
Author
Carrie N. Baker
Publisher
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Publication year
2023
Focus areas

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