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Beyond choice
Pakistani women face unplanned pregnancies & unsafe abortions due to inadequate access to healthcare & Family Planning
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Democrats attack Trump nomination J.D. Vance's past comments on abortion
Trump has distanced himself from a federal abortion ban and says the issue should be left solely to state legislatures
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Trump-backed Republican platform softens stance on abortion
The platform puts forward Trump's position that issue of abortion is to be determined by individual US states
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Kansas court rejects ban on common abortion procedure
The 5-1 ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court leaves in place a lower court order blocking the law
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US Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion pill
Abortion rights groups praise the decision but noted the case is ongoing
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India's top court legalises abortion regardless of marital status
It added that every woman should have the "reproductive autonomy" to seek abortion, without consulting a third party
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Vatican praises US court abortion decision, saying it challenges world
Says defence of life could not be confined to individual rights because life is matter of 'broad social significance'
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U.S. tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion
Technology industry might have to share consumer's pregnancy related data with law enforcement agencies
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U.S. lawmakers urge Google to fix abortion searches that steer women to 'fake clinics'
US lawmakers urge google to give correct results for abortion clinics rather than 'crisis pregnancy centers'
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'Her heart was beating too': Poles protest against strict abortion law
People holding candles and carrying banners marched through dozens of towns and cities
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Future of abortion at stake in US Supreme Court case
Groups in favour of abortion argue the law would and lead to closure of two of three remaining abortion clinics
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Mexico moves toward legal abortion, but women still face jail
More than 4,200 women have been prosecuted since 2000 for having an abortion or miscarriage, in Mexico
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Abortion rights around the world
Abortion bans impose jail terms between 18 months and three years if the law is broken
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Morocco journalist gets 1-year jail for 'illegal abortion'
Amnesty International described it as a "devastating blow for women's rights in Morocco"
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Mexican activists take to streets demanding safe, legal abortions
Former presidential candidate says govt has an obligation to provide safe health services to women
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Australia's most populous state revamps law on abortions
Previously abortion was punishable by up to 10 years in prison
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Investigation launched after doctor performs mistake abortion
Patient was to receive a nutritional shot at the clinic, nurse unknowingly injected her with anesthesia
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US judge blocks restrictive Missouri abortion law
He didn't block the portion of the law that bans terminations on the basis of fetal sex, race or risk of Down...
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Salvador clears rape victim of killing baby: lawyer
2017 verdict overthrown over failure to consider key forensic evidence indicating that the baby had choked in the womb
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Proposed New Zealand abortion law to give women right to choose
The bill, to be introduced to parliament on Thursday, will be a conscience vote rather than along party lines
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Last Australian state poised to decriminalise abortion
New legislation will allow abortions to be performed by a doctor on request up to 22 weeks
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Biden support for abortion limits draws fierce party backlash
Most candidates refrained from mentioning Biden by name, but women's rights groups challenged the Democrat head on
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Argentina's women protest for legal abortion, against violence
Non-governmental organisation says nearly 3,000 cases of femicide recorded between 2008 and 2019
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US state lawmakers pass fetal heartbeat abortion ban
Bans are expected to be blocked in US courts
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Activists in Argentina launch new bid to legalise abortion
In Argentina, abortion is only allowed in case of rape, threat to the mother's life or if fetus is deemed non-viable
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Hundreds protest strict Alabama abortion law
Following the law being passed last week that prohibits all abortions
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Trump says 'Pro-Life' but favours exceptions for rape, incest
Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky among states to ban abortion from moment fetal heartbeat is detected
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Desperate measures: Pakistani women seek abortions as birth control
Only around 35 per cent of Pakistani women use any form of non-abortive birth control
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Pakistan’s shocking abortion rates
Family planning was a federal responsibility till some years ago, which was then devolved to provincial governments
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Marijuana, abortion, greyhounds: the local issues on US midterm ballots
Americans cast ballots on slew of local initiatives in the recent midterm elections
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Unmet demand for contraceptives
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) revealing that 2.2 million abortions are carried out in Pakistan every year
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Argentine group says 3,000 Catholics quit church over abortion
Argentina's Senate voted down a bill to decriminalize abortion on August 9
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Argentina Senate rejects measure to legalise abortion
Senate voted 38 to 31 against it, which would have legalised abortion in the 14th week of pregnancy
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Indonesian 15-year-old raped by brother jailed over abortion
The girl has been charged under the child protection law for having an abortion
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Let women in England take abortion pills at home: medical experts
Studies suggest it's safe for women to take abortion drugs at home instead of in a clinic to avoid pain and bleeding
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Argentine Senate starts debating historic abortion bill
Argentina's 72 senators are largely opposed to abortion bill
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Democrats make abortion focus of Supreme Court fight
Democrats are hoping to prevent Trump from tilting court to hard right
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France pays tribute to Veil, Holocaust survivor with Pantheon burial
France paid homage on Sunday to Simone Veil, a Holocaust survivor best known for legalising abortion in the 1970s
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Ireland overturns abortion ban in landslide vote
The decision was backed by 66 per cent of voters of the traditionally catholic country
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Ireland set to repeal abortion ban in historic vote: exit poll
Vote to repeal constitutional ban on terminations except in cases where mother's life is in danger is predicted to...
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Ireland votes in historic abortion referendum
Nearly 3.5 million voters are asked whether they want to overturn a constitutional ban on abortion
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Teenage student returns to Italy after forced abortion in Pakistan
Pakistani police conducted a rescue for her in Islamabad last week
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Final campaign push before bitter Irish abortion vote
170,000 Irish women have gone abroad for a termination
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Iowa 'heartbeat' abortion ban, strictest in US, becomes law
American Civil Liberties Union condemns Iowa bill's passage
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Iowa passes 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban, most restrictive in US
Senate voted 29-17 to pass the House of Representatives-approved bill
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Abortion, free expression in conflict at top US court
Groups opposed to voluntary abortion argue that the 2015 law violates their right to freedom of expression
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On Women's Day, Mississippi lawmakers approve earliest US abortion ban
American Civil Liberties Union urges the governor to veto the bill
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Abortion bans around the world
Many countries allow abortions in cases where the mother's life is deemed to be in danger
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Trump move on healthcare religious freedom prompts discrimination fears
His move protects healthcare workers who refuse to perform abortions and other medical procedures
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UN calls on El Salvador to stop jailing women for abortion
UN Human Rights chief called on authorities to review all cases of women detained for offenses related to abortion