Afghan schoolgirls are weeping as they finish sixth grade, knowing their education is over. Under Taliban rule, they are unlikely to ever step foot in a classroom again.
  • otp@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Yeah, the US has moved backwards pretty quickly regarding women’s reproductive rights.

    Do women in Saudi Arabia need male permission to have an abortion though? Because that’d be a strike against them. As well, I don’t imagine sex outside of marriage is allowed…

    • تحريرها كلها ممكن
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      11 months ago

      Do women in Saudi Arabia need male permission to have an abortion though?

      Yes

      Because that’d be a strike against them.

      Not really, because there’s no reason for a married couple to want an abortion, birth control is legal and a woman can choose not to get pregnant. Children are guaranteed welfare, including healthcare, in Saudi Arabia.

      I don’t imagine sex outside of marriage is allowed…

      No it isn’t.

      • otp@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        I guess it’s more male access to a woman’s abortion…I don’t think that counts. That’s worse than the US.

        Birth control can fail, so it’s not necessarily a “choice” to get pregnant or not.

        And no sex outside marriage just sounds dystopian…