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In this episode of FBMW Neo Harter sits down with Professor Alison Brysk (the chair of the Political Science Department at UCSB) to discuss her meaningful work in international human rights, and how her studies have led to her most recent publication: Abortion Rights Backlash: a struggle for Democracy in the Europe and the Americas.

In this highly critical book, Brysk finds that anti-abortion legislation is typically a symptom of an undemocratic government, and that recent attacks on abortion rights come from " a fascist-like" ideology that many nations' leaders have fallen back on in the midst of a globalized world.

Brysk gives suggestions on how woman all over the world can combat this recent attack on their rights.

What you will learn:

• why abortion has come under attack in the US

• who is responsible
• where in the world do we similar patterns, and why
• a brief history of international human rights

This episode is part of the Globalization series, therefore we highly suggest that you listen to all three episodes in order to take as much from each as possible.