France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right
Versailles/IBNS: France on Monday made abortion a constitutional right, becoming the world's first country to do so.
US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’
New York: Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Friday.
US: Texas woman shot dead by boyfriend over an abortion, say police
A Texas man was arrested after he allegedly shot dead his girlfriend after she went to another US state for an abortion, media reports said.
Leaked US SC doc suggests abortion law repeal
Washington: The US Supreme Court could likely overturn the nationwide legal right to abortion, according to a leaked draft opinion that has stunned the country, media reports on Tuesday said.
Argentina: ‘Ground-breaking’ new abortion law crucial to ending gender discrimination – UN experts
New York: The year drew to a close in Argentina with “a ground-breaking law” that legalizes abortions up to 14 weeks of pregnancy, in a move that independent UN rights experts called on Thursday, “a crucial step in eliminating discrimination against women and girls”.
Argentina becomes first major Latin American to legalise abortion
Buenos Aires: Millions of women in Argentina will be able to opt for abortion legally, after the Catholic-majority country approved a bill to legalise it on Wednesday.
Poland ‘slammed the door shut’ on legal and safe abortions: Human rights experts
New York: A group of UN independent human rights experts have denounced a court ruling in Poland that bans abortions on the ground of fatal or severe foetal impairment, effectively “slamming the door shut” on safe and legal pregnancy terminations.
South Korea to legalize abortions within 14 weeks without reasons
Moscow/Sputnik: South Korea has decided to amend the anti-abortion law with the right granted to a woman to terminate the pregnancy in the period within 14 weeks at her request without any reasons, the South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday.
Trump says he supports states' toughened restrictions on abortion with exceptions
Washington, May 19 (Xinhua/UNI) US President Donald Trump on Saturday took a "strongly Pro-Life" stance while supporting some exceptions in response to the controversial abortion ban by Alabama.
Irish abortion referendum: Over 70 percent wants repeal
Dublin, May 26 (IBNS): Exit polls in the recent Ireland polls over abortion have suggested that the majority of the population have voted for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
Anti-abortion posters surface in Rome, face backlash from women
Rome, May 15 (IBNS): Anti-abortion posters linking it with femicide have appeared in Italy's capital city Rome, inviting scathing criticism from women.