Abortion on both sides of the Atlantic is taking centre stage

How has the history of the abortion debate in the UK and the US diverged in such a strong way? And is it reconverging now?

In 1968 Martin Luther King, recognising the progress his movement had made in white supremacist America, made the claim that “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice”. Many have taken that principle to heart. Progress may take a long time, may be hard-fought, but progress is inevitable. And when achieved, progress is unassaila…