For me, anger has always been something to avoid — to avoid feeling and acting out of myself, and to avoid triggering in others. But there is a place for anger, and sometimes for rage. I’ll spare you a rehash of the justifications for rage Donald Trump has provided over the course of his campaign and young presidency, and other recent examples of populism that have been bubbling up around the world, but it’s safe to say that dismay is an emotion widely felt right now.
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Alice Evans: The Global Gag Rule, & the politics of abortion
Let’s not overestimate the influence of the US. The rest of the world can stand up for progress.
All around the world fewer women are dying in childbirth than they used to. Since 1990, the maternal mortality rate has almost halved. We are making progress. But this is jeopardised by the Global Gag Rule, reinstated by Donald Trump as one of his first acts as president. By restricting funding to NGOs that support women’s to access abortion and family planning, more women are at risk of death and injury.
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