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Melania Trump Speaks Out in Support of Abortion Rights

Jennifer Cartwright — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:49:59 +0000

Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump has publicly expressed support for abortion rights, in a departure from her husband's views.

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France Becomes First Country To Make Abortion A Constitutional Right

Neve Dawson — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:59:36 +0000

In a historically momentous session, the French government has sealed abortion as a constitutional right, becoming the first country to explicitly do so.

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UK Healthcare Professionals Told Not to Report Illegal Abortions

Molly Finlay — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 07:00:48 +0000

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has advised healthcare workers not to report women to the police if they believe they may have illegally ended their own pregnancy.

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Macron Pledges To Enshrine Abortion Rights In French Constitution

Molly Finlay — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:42:07 +0000

President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to enshrine abortion rights within the French constitution, making them "irreversible" by 2024.

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Carla Foster case: Why UK abortion laws require drastic reform

madelainedinnage — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:43:32 +0000

The recent case of Carla Foster, a British woman sentenced to 28 months in prison for a late-term abortion, demonstrates an urgent need for the reform of UK abortion laws.

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FDA allows sale of abortion pills at US pharmacies for first time

Poppy Lindsey — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:19:10 +0000

Three days into the New Year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the sale of abortion pills at pharmacies for the first time. The move will expand access to abortion for many US citizens who had their legal right to abortion withdrawn last year, after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court.

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Abortion ban causes Poland’s birth rate to crash

Eleanor Domin — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:20:54 +0000

After a near total ban of abortion, the number of legal abortions has fallen by 90% in Poland, during the first year alone. Studies have said the ‘całkowity zakaz aborcji’ (full abortion ban) will start to affect fertility rates in the country.

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Roe v. Wade: America’s constitutional right to have an abortion is overturned

Sam Lewis — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:10:16 +0000

The country saw a division on Friday 24 June, in its views when it comes to the decision to terminate a pregnancy, which called for the 1973 verdict in the case of Roe v. Wade to be overturned by the court

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