Recent polling from Des Moines Register (conducted in late oct) shows Kamala Harris taking a small lead over Donald Trump in Iowa - a state where he previously won twice
The data points to independent womens support for Harris reaching a notable 28-point advantage; this shift comes after Iowaʼs implementation of strict-new abortion rules (which happened about 4 months ago)
Since mid-2022 twenty-one states - including Iowa have put in place abortion limits that are more restrictive than previous standards: these changes might affect next weeks election results
A thought-provoking analysis in Foreign Policy draws parallels between modern-day policies and historical events. Human-rights expert Flynn Coleman points out similarities between current republican strategies and century-old Italian government approaches to population control
U.S right-wing motherhood policies mirror those of 1920s fascist Italy
The article suggests that todays pro-natalist ideas pushed by Trump and his supporters share common traits with past authoritarian governments policies - specifically those from Mussolinis era