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A new law has just come into force in Rio de Janeiro requiring all public hospitals and clinics run by the municipal government to display anti-abortion…

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…

The prominent legal organisation has called the US president’s executive orders against law firms unconstitutional.The American Bar Association (ABA) has sued the administration of US President…

The Republican megabill now before the Senate cuts taxes for high earners and reduces benefits for the poor. If it’s enacted, that combination would make it…

Several US cities are bracing for a new round of protests over President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration raids, as parts of Los Angeles spent the night…

Three days after a deadly attack on a humanitarian convoy that claimed five lives, the UN and the African Union called on all parties involved in…

A new law to fast-track the removal of asylum seekers who arrive from countries deemed to be safe is being drawn up by ministers, prompting concerns…

Aylo, the company which runs a number of pornographic websites, including Pornhub, is to stop operating in France from Wednesday.It is in reaction to a French…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMPs have voted in favour of proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill will now face…

Tina Peters isn’t a household name. But she has been a cause célèbre in right-wing circles, particularly this week amid a Donald Trump clemency spree. Peters,…