This article examines the recent changes to abortion law in the UK. While these developments represent a step forward for reproductive justice, they fall short of offering robust protection against the mounting threats posed by the ascendant far right and the growing influence of ‘gender-critical’ feminists within the UK
With the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act still in force, anyone who ends a pregnancy outside narrow legal parameters risks prosecution in the UK. This piece draws on personal narratives, cultural references, and recent political developments — including Stella Creasy’s campaign to decriminalise abortion — to explore how reproductive choice is still policed, politicised, and under threat today.
This article is a personal reflection on Ruby Warrington’s Women Without Kids, with references to Pink Pilled by Lois Shearing. It explores the intersections of motherhood, feminism, and the rise of the tradwife phenomenon
This article explores the history of reproductive freedoms in the UK and USA through the lens of class and race.
This article explores the systemic neglect of women’s health, from childbirth to menopause, and the long-term consequences of this oversight, including trauma and the monetisation of women’s suffering as a result of this neglect.
Birth control has transformed women’s autonomy, but it also reinforces the expectation that contraception is solely their responsibility—often at great physical and emotional cost. This article examines the hidden burdens of contraceptive methods, the historical exploitation behind their development, and the ongoing inequalities in reproductive healthcare.
Women’s health has long been misunderstood, dismissed, and even weaponized by the medical field. From myths surrounding menstruation to the exclusion of women from medical research, systemic bias has left many unwell and unheard. This article explores how medicine has historically gaslighted women, treating their bodies as both mysterious and expendable, and questions whether true equity in healthcare is possible.
This article provides a personal exploration of the Barbie film, delving into my initial hesitation and the profound enlightenment that ensued upon analyzing criticisms from right and conservative circles. The scrutiny of these critiques leads to a questioning of existing power structures, offering a unique perspective on the film’s implications.
This articles examines the fatal consequences of the strict anti-abortion and reproductive freedom laws in Poland- a situation that had become worse since the victory of the Law and Justice Party in 2015.
The UK experience of the 2022-2023 national strikes had paralysing effect on the British public. In this article I examine how the role of gender explains the systematic underfunding of the public sectors with particular focus on nurses and teachers.
