Retired Distinguished University Professor, College of Health Sciences, Chicago State University, USA: Deputy Editor in Chief, African Journal of Reproductive Health.
Centre Leader, Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin, Nigeria; and Editor in Chief, African Journal of Reproductive Health.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2023 Feb;27(2):9-25. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2023/v27i2.1.
The United States government, under President Donald Trump, retreated from its traditional role as an exemplar of democracy, defender of press freedom and the rule of law but embraced conspiracy theories, virulent anti-Semites, and authoritarian regimes worldwide. Today, democracy is in crisis and is under assault and in retreat globally. The 2022 United States midterm election has come and is now history with many unexpected outcomes. The three impactful issues during the campaign that produced many upsets were abortion rights, election denialism, and threats to democracy. This editorial examines the history of abortion rights in the United States, the impacts of the Dobbs vs. Jackson ruling on the 2022 midterm election, the threats of election deniers to global democracy, the global status of reproductive health rights, and the lessons of abortion ban for burgeoning democracies worldwide.
美国政府在唐纳德·特朗普总统的领导下，摒弃了其作为民主典范、捍卫新闻自由和法治的传统角色，转而支持阴谋论、恶性反犹主义和全球威权政权。如今，民主正处于全球危机之中，面临着攻击和倒退。2022 年美国中期选举已经结束，其结果出人意料。在竞选期间，有三个具有影响力的问题导致了许多意外结果，分别是堕胎权、选举否认主义和对民主的威胁。本社论探讨了美国堕胎权的历史、多布斯诉杰克逊案裁决对 2022 年中期选举的影响、选举否认者对全球民主的威胁、全球生殖健康权利的现状，以及全球新兴民主国家从堕胎禁令中吸取的教训。
