Abortion

Pakistani women face unplanned pregnancies & unsafe abortions due to inadequate access to healthcare & Family Planning

Trump has distanced himself from a federal abortion ban and says the issue should be left solely to state legislatures

The platform puts forward Trump's position that issue of abortion is to be determined by individual US states

The 5-1 ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court leaves in place a lower court order blocking the law

Abortion rights groups praise the decision but noted the case is ongoing

It added that every woman should have the "reproductive autonomy" to seek abortion, without consulting a third party

Says defence of life could not be confined to individual rights because life is matter of 'broad social significance'

Technology industry might have to share consumer's pregnancy related data with law enforcement agencies

US lawmakers urge google to give correct results for abortion clinics rather than 'crisis pregnancy centers'

People holding candles and carrying banners marched through dozens of towns and cities

Groups in favour of abortion argue the law would and lead to closure of two of three remaining abortion clinics

More than 4,200 women have been prosecuted since 2000 for having an abortion or miscarriage, in Mexico

Abortion bans impose jail terms between 18 months and three years if the law is broken

Amnesty International described it as a "devastating blow for women's rights in Morocco"

Former presidential candidate says govt has an obligation to provide safe health services to women

Previously abortion was punishable by up to 10 years in prison

Patient was to receive a nutritional shot at the clinic, nurse unknowingly injected her with anesthesia

He didn't block the portion of the law that bans terminations on the basis of fetal sex, race or risk of Down...

2017 verdict overthrown over failure to consider key forensic evidence indicating that the baby had choked in the womb

The bill, to be introduced to parliament on Thursday, will be a conscience vote rather than along party lines

New legislation will allow abortions to be performed by a doctor on request up to 22 weeks

Most candidates refrained from mentioning Biden by name, but women's rights groups challenged the Democrat head on

Non-governmental organisation says nearly 3,000 cases of femicide recorded between 2008 and 2019

Bans are expected to be blocked in US courts

In Argentina, abortion is only allowed in case of rape, threat to the mother's life or if fetus is deemed non-viable

Following the law being passed last week that prohibits all abortions

Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky among states to ban abortion from moment fetal heartbeat is detected

Only around 35 per cent of Pakistani women use any form of non-abortive birth control

Family planning was a federal responsibility till some years ago, which was then devolved to provincial governments

Americans cast ballots on slew of local initiatives in the recent midterm elections

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) revealing that 2.2 million abortions are carried out in Pakistan every year

Argentina's Senate voted down a bill to decriminalize abortion on August 9

Senate voted 38 to 31 against it, which would have legalised abortion in the 14th week of pregnancy

The girl has been charged under the child protection law for having an abortion

Studies suggest it's safe for women to take abortion drugs at home instead of in a clinic to avoid pain and bleeding

Argentina's 72 senators are largely opposed to abortion bill

Democrats are hoping to prevent Trump from tilting court to hard right

France paid homage on Sunday to Simone Veil, a Holocaust survivor best known for legalising abortion in the 1970s

The decision was backed by 66 per cent of voters of the traditionally catholic country

Vote to repeal constitutional ban on terminations except in cases where mother's life is in danger is predicted to...

Nearly 3.5 million voters are asked whether they want to overturn a constitutional ban on abortion

Pakistani police conducted a rescue for her in Islamabad last week

170,000 Irish women have gone abroad for a termination

American Civil Liberties Union condemns Iowa bill's passage

Senate voted 29-17 to pass the House of Representatives-approved bill

Groups opposed to voluntary abortion argue that the 2015 law violates their right to freedom of expression

American Civil Liberties Union urges the governor to veto the bill

Many countries allow abortions in cases where the mother's life is deemed to be in danger

His move protects healthcare workers who refuse to perform abortions and other medical procedures

UN Human Rights chief called on authorities to review all cases of women detained for offenses related to abortion