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European Commission Report Highlights Ukraine’s Gains in Governance, Reform and Resilience
7 November 2024
With the recent restriction of abortion rights in Hungary rhyming with the drawback of reproductive rights in the US, is it just coincidence or inspiration from one right-wing party with the other?
The recent attacks on self-governance and human rights by far-right governments and courts across the West should be a clarion call for the domestic populations, and there have been many positive signs that this is manifesting.
However, last week Republican Senator Lindsey Graham tabled legislation for a national ban on abortion in the United States, and on the same day, Vitor Orbán’s government also brought forward an amendment – a so-called ‘heartbeat bill’ – which women’s rights campaigners argue will only torment women in Hungary further. While it is particularly odd that the cross-national, seemingly-unrelated movements are in such lockstep, it also points to the fact that right-wing politicians think they can continue to push for these restrictive policies regardless of public opinion, and they may be right.