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The far-right anti-choice network on manoeuvres in Europe

A network of ultra-Christian, anti-abortion and far-right organisations is building momentum in its quest to influence abortion policy in Europe as the US supreme court considers striking down Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalised the procedure in the US.

Elements of the network originally came together under Agenda Europe, holding yearly summits across the continent between 2013 until at least 2018, by which time it had grown to 300 participants, including politicians

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