The International Movement Behind Anti-Abortion Activism

It’s fueled by racism, says Professor Carol Mason in her new book.

Eleanor J. Bader
Jun 12, 2025

In From the Clinics to the Capitol: How Opposing Abortion Became Insurrectionary, Carol Mason, a professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Kentucky, draws a through line that connects both domestic and international anti-abortion activism to an ascendant network of white supremacist, Christian nationalist and authoritarian movements.

It’s a scary read, grounded in Mason’s three decades of attendance at rightwing events and perusal of scores of books, articles and pamphlets penned by anti-abortion conservatives. Her goal? To understand the ideology and motivating factors that have propelled the movement for the past half century.

Continued: https://indypendent.org/2025/06/the-international-movement-behind-anti-abortion-activism/


‘You are not alone, abortions are more common than you think’

Maya (24) got pregnant by a classmate while pursuing a Bachelor’s in Spanish Language & Culture at UU. She was not ready to have a child and chose to have an abortion. Her story is far from uncommon. Recently, Maya collaborated with writer Diet Groothuis, also a UU graduate, on a young adult novel about the topic. “It’s about time abortion stops being a taboo subject.”

By Marjorie van Elven
April 9, 2025

Three years ago, then UU student Maya decided to stop taking the pill. “I had been taking it since I was 16 and wondered who I was without those hormones,” she recollects. One year later, she got pregnant by a guy in her class, whom she was casually dating. He didn't want to use a condom, and she didn’t use any other contraceptives, such as an IUD. She took the morning-after pill after their first sexual encounter and then got started on the birth control pill again when her period came. A little while later, she found out she was pregnant.

Continued: https://dub.uu.nl/en/depth/you-are-not-alone-abortions-are-more-common-you-think