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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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[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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