…I do not want to lose the ethical, political, and also ideological at times, case for abortion rights and reproductive justice. Women have the right to own and control what happens to their bodies. These rights are enshrined in laws and human rights principles that the UK has signed up to. And all women are entitled to them….
let’s also remember that our work is political: our rights to our bodies is a contested ideological terrain. Let’s not be so keen to leave this arena lest we suddenly find ourselves out of the conversation altogether
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Zohra Moosa, On the need for ideology to enter the debate for the pro-choice camp in abortion debates.
Pro-choice groups aren’t morally deficient. They need to embark on a debate of morals, ethics and ideology too.
