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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over (apnews.com)

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[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

You are welcome to lose again.

I’ll share a few about Saudi Arabia:

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2023/08/10/Saudi-women-making-great-strides-in-education-employment-health-GASTAT

https://www.newarab.com/news/greater-abortion-access-saudi-arabia-us-states

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 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...

[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 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 1 points 9 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...

[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Children born out of wedlock with no guarantee to housing or healthcare or financial aid, not even a free amublance for their birthing mother, is more dystopian to me