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Anti-abortion campaigners have their sights set on Ethiopia – a progressive outlier in a region marred by restrictions. Who’s behind the emboldened ‘pro-life’ movement and what’s at stake for women’s rights amid a myriad of other challenges? Bethany Rielly, Maxine Betteridge-Moes and Maya Misikir report from Addis Ababa.

Laws and Policies; Maternal Mortality; Policing Pregnancy; Everyday Abortions; The Opposition.

Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone trace the secret history of abortion bans in the US and link the legacies of reproductive oppression and racial injustice.

The global trend towards liberalizing abortion is being overshadowed by a newly emboldened anti-rights movement that wants to erode bodily autonomy. Bethany Rielly learns how feminist movements are organizing to put abortion back in the hands of the people – and keep it there.

Phnom Penh-based painter and sculptor. Words by Subi Shah.

How can we care for each other while fighting for justice? By Decca Muldowney.

The Great Bailout; Swaken.

If Only I Could Hibernate; Tomorrow’s Freedom.

An African History of Africa; After Zionism; The Alternatives; The Wrong Person to Ask.

Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. This month: Secondhand books.

We banned billionaires? Kathryn Zacharek muses on a world without the super-rich.

Trivial Pursuit, by Marc Roberts.

Polls, public pressure and pipelines. A round-up of some key climate news by Danny Chivers.

Counting the cost, by P J Polyp.

Journalism. Illustration by Kate Evans.