Gordon Campbell on why abortion rights offer the best chance of beating Donald Trump
Remarkably… Although the US opinion polls continue to track the declining popularity of Joe Biden, the Democrats still scored important victories this week in a […]
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Gordon Campbell on America’s plunge into religious extremism
Yikes. If either Donald Trump or Florida governor Ron De Santis win next year’s presidential contest with Joe Biden, the commander-in-chief of the world’s greatest […]
Gordon Campbell on abortion politics, Murdoch and the DeSantis surge
So the Democrats did a whole lot better than OK in the midterm elections despite the cost of living crisis and despite the President’s low […]
Gordon Campbell on National’s ongoing problems with abortion
Despite Christopher Luxon’s assurances to the contrary, there is no such thing as “settled law” in New Zealand. Apart from the six provisions that are […]
Gordon Campbell on the Roe v Wade aftermath
Now that the right of US women to abortion (formerly protected by Roe v Wade) has been abolished, the important role of medication-induced abortion will […]
Gordon Campbell on abortion rights
So a Supreme Court stacked with ideologues selected by Donald Trump is about to make an ideological decision to ban the legal right of American […]
Gordon Campbell on the Lancet’s stance against the Olympic Games, and on the US culture battles over abortion
Yesterday – barely a month before the opening ceremony – the Lancet medical journal has called for a global conversation on whether the Olympics should […]
Gordon Campbell on abortion safe access zones, and the need for the Police and SIS to go open source
Yesterday, the abortion law reform organisation ALRANZ celebrated 50 years of existence since its founding AGM in 1971 – and in marking the anniversary, former […]
Gordon Campbell on why the Supreme Court is a bigger threat than Trump to US democracy
If you need a chilling reminder of how weirdly different the United States is to New Zealand…then abortion rights is the place to start. Last […]
Gordon Campbell on the loss of abortion safe zones
No doubt, last night’s defeat of abortion law reform provisions that would have created safe zones around abortion clinics will be portrayed, by some, as […]
Gordon Campbell on abortion law reform, and the US Electoral College nightmare
New Zealand and New South Wales are both trying to reform their abortion laws right now – and in our case, that reform is happening for the first time in 42 years.
Gordon Campbell on reforming the abortion laws
Undoubtedly, the proposed law will be better than the 1977 legislation it replaces. Yet surely, you’d hope there would be progress, 42 years down the track.
Gordon Campbell on reforming Parliament’s toxic culture, and the Christian right
Long ago, politics was defined as a blood sport, and many MPs feel pretty chuffed about their take-no-prisoners approach…
Gordon Campbell on (finally) changing the abortion law
As many observers have noted, New Zealand has a very conservative abortion law in place that has always been interpreted liberally in practice…
Gordon Campbell on the conflicts over abortion
The 1977 legislation is a conservative law on the books that has been interpreted liberally in practice.
New Zealand Is Pro-choice on Abortion
New Zealanders support greater availability of abortion than the current law allows.
Abortion in the Dock
The Supreme Court’s recent upholding of the status quo on abortion access doesn’t fix the problems our outdated abortion laws continue to create
Return of the DIY Abortion
A hostile law, and stretched services, are pushing women onto the Internet for abortion care
Teen Sex Takes A Break
For most teens, the Hookup Culture doesn’t seem to be happening
Sarah Palin Steals The ‘F’ Word
Feminism is what you do, not what you call yourself …