But abortion rights vs. self ID isn't a good example to support this point because the evidence doesn't bear close scrutiny.But abortion rights vs. self ID isn't a good example to support this point because the evidence doesn't bear close scrutiny.
I don't think anyone is arguing that political conditions are exactly the same in all countries enacting or considering similar legislation. I think what many are arguing is that men can believe fundamentally in male supremacy and male sexual entitlement, and come to same conclusion on trans self-ID but different conclusions on abortion.
I have heard it said before that conservatives believe women to be an individual man's private property, and liberal men consider women to be all men's public property.
I think there is some truth to this. A man in Malta may support banning abortion as a way to control the sexuality and agency of his wife and daughters, and support trans self-ID in deference to the independent sexuality and agency of other men. Whereas a man in Canada may support abortion as a way of lowering sexual consequences borne by women in order to increase his sexual access to a variety of women, while supporting trans self-ID in deference to the sexuality and agency of other men. Either way it boils down to the supremacy of penis desires.
Obviously NAMALT and there are other reasons any individual might support these positions. But I think it's disingenuous to pretend that there is absolutely no worldwide commonality in the way men, the historic and current oppressors of our sex class, think about women.