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Seeing ‘red’: People attend a vigil in front of the US supreme court. (Brandon Bell/AFP)
DOBBS V JACKSON WOMEN S HEALTH ORGANISATION

Is the US supreme court bent on doing harm?

Two recent rulings by America’s apex court are profoundly troubling

  • Johann van der Westhuizen
8 min read
NEW YORK, USA – JUNE 29: Abortion rights activists protest outside a Federalist Society event featuring former Attorney General William P. Barr at the University Club on June 29, 2022 in New York, NY, United States. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
ABORTION

Banning abortion criminalises femininity as it does race and poverty

Unpacking the reversal of Roe v Wade and the ruling in Dobbs v Jackson reveals a pushback against gains made by women

  • Casper Lӧtter
6 min read