Browsing: abortion

A New York county clerk again rejected an effort by Texas to fine a New York-based doctor accused of shipping abortion pills across state lines, in…

The number of abortions in England and Wales reached a record high in 2022, with a leading provider stating that women are facing “significant barriers” in…

On Friday 13 June, a baby was born in an Atlanta hospital to a woman who had been dead for four months. Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old…

The Wisconsin supreme court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court listens to arguments during a redistricting hearing at the state Capitol, Nov. 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. The court decided Wednesday, July…

Federal law says that “any individual eligible for medical assistance” from a state Medicaid program may obtain that care “from any institution, agency, community pharmacy, or…

Dr. Maya Bass would visit Oklahoma monthly to help provide abortions at a local clinic. Since the state banned abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned…

British MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.In an amendment to the government’s crime and…

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.The landslide vote to decriminalise the procedure…

Calls for decriminalisation of abortions have been growing louder in recent years – in line with a growing number of women being prosecuted for terminating their…