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Demonstrators protest outside the Wisconsin Capitol, May 3, 2022, in Madison, Wis.
SUPPORT for legal abortion in the United States has risen since the Supreme Court eliminated protections, according to a poll published today.
The survey by the Associated Press news agency and the NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research shows that around six in 10 US citizens believe that their state should generally allow a person to obtain a legal abortion if they don’t want to be pregnant for any reason.
The vast majority — more than eight in 10 — say abortion should be legal in extreme circumstances, such as when a patient’s life would be endangered by continuing the pregnancy.
CLAUDIA WEBBE says the US is tightening the noose to destroy Cuban socialism — the need for immediate, international solidarity is urgent
The media present Starmer as staying out of Trump’s war — but we’re already deeply involved in a conflict that sees the US and Israel kill civilians on a huge scale, argues IAN SINCLAIR
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The plot to build a lavish Dubai-style luxury development where the rich can sun themselves on top of the mass graves of thousands is one of the most bizarre and twisted ideas to come out of the genocide in Gaza, writes ROGER McKENZIE