Poland just lately ousted its right-wing, nationalist Legislation and Justice Occasion. In 2020, a party-appointed tribunal severely restricted the nation’s abortion rights, sparking nationwide protests and an opposition motion. After a visit to Poland, the Occasions Opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg got here to acknowledge that related dynamics may prevail in the USA in 2024. On this audio essay, she argues that Joe Biden’s marketing campaign ought to be aware of what a “highly effective mobilizing pressure the backlash to abortion bans may be.”
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