30 Jul 2026
Alisa Berry Ryan
The anti-abortion movement has a problem: the public has seen the true impact of abortion bans, and does not like what it sees.
Four years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, more Americans identify as pro-choice than they did before the ruling.
As a result, the anti-abortion movement is no longer relying on persuasion, but instead on bureaucracy, legal intimidation and political power.
16 Jul 2026
Alisa Berry Ryan
The anti-abortion movement does not always start by announcing a ban. Sometimes it starts with a new definition. A benefits rule. A court case. A “religious freedom” argument. A Victorian law dragged back into use because apparently the 1800s did not do enough damage the first time around.
That is the pattern running through this week’s news.
From Spain to the US, conservative politicians, far-right parties and Christian-right legal groups are using different tactics to push the same idea: that embryos should have more legal protection, while women should have less control over their own pregnancies.
There is a pattern here, and we are calling it out.
09 Jul 2026
Alisa Berry Ryan
This week, reproductive rights news has been full of the same old anti-abortion playbook: spread stigma, muddy the facts, pretend healthcare is dangerous, and then act shocked when people demand easier access to basic reproductive care.
The latest target? The morning-after pill.
Emergency contraception works best the sooner it is taken. Yet access still depends on whether your local pharmacy is open, whether you can travel, whether you can pay, and whether you are forced into a conversation at a counter when what you need is safe, effective, time-sensitive healthcare.
01 Jul 2026
Alisa Berry Ryan
Last week, we looked at the international networks linking anti-abortion campaigners, far-right politicians and conservative organisations. This week, we’re looking at something different: the rebrand.
Rather than talking only about abortion, anti-abortion campaigners are increasingly framing their arguments around “religious freedom”, environmental protection and opposition to so-called “woke” institutions. It’s a strategy designed to broaden their appeal, build new alliances and bring reproductive rights into the wider culture war.
Continued: https://abortionrights.org.uk/the-weekly-spotlight-the-anti-abortion-rebrand/
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