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Senior Labour figures seeking to water down plans to decriminalise abortion
MPs due to have free vote on proposal but some in party have privately expressed concerns...
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Police have demanded records from UK abortion provider 32 times since 2020
British Pregnancy Advisory Service says there is ‘genuine concern’ over rising number of investigationsSenior Labour figures...
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State of the Union address as it happened: Biden spars with Republicans and announces aid pier for Gaza
US president makes last State of the Union address of this presidential term, with much at...
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Queensland passes law to allow nurses to provide abortion pills amid strong opposition from LNP
Nurses and midwives will be allowed to dispense MS-2 Step as state grapples with ‘postcode lottery’...
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France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote
Eiffel Tower lit up to mark change, seen as way of protecting law that decriminalised abortion...
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France to make abortion a constitutional right after senate vote
Prime minister says France ‘stands up’ to defend women as rights are attacked around the worldFrance...
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Newsom launches abortion ads in Republican states to fight ‘war on women’
Series of new advertisements target Republican efforts to criminalize abortions and a ‘war on travel’ for...
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Tennessee advances bill to ban people from helping minors obtain abortion
Proposed bill that could see prison sentences of up to 15 years for breaching rules moves...
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French move to make abortion a ‘guaranteed freedom’ gains big win in lower house
Constitutional change could face fight in Senate after national assembly approves measure by 493 votes to...
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Pennsylvania case challenging ban on Medicaid abortions back in court
Supreme court rules lower court must hear case arguing decades-old law barring coverage for procedure should...
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Abortion investigations causing women ‘life-changing harm’, says UK expert
Women losing ‘everything’ after being accused of illegal abortion in England and Wales, even if not...
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France debates plan to enshrine abortion as constitutional right
Impetus for change was US supreme court overturning Roe v Wade, while Germany passes law banning...
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Wednesday briefing: Why the Royal College is speaking out against abortion prosecutions
In today’s newsletter: As more women in the UK are facing prosecution, RCOG has released new...
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UK medics told not to report illegal abortions to police
Royal college voices concern at rise in number of prosecutions of ‘deeply traumatised’ womenMedical staff in...
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Biden abortion ad marks campaign shift to emphasize reproductive rights
Campaign ad, titled Forced, is designed to tie Donald Trump directly to the abortion issueThe Biden...
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‘We will never go away’: anti-abortion activists meet in Washington to plan further bans
Abortion opponents are emboldened by the fall of Roe, but many states have enacted protections after...
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‘We don’t want to be the bad guys’: anti-abortion marchers seek post-Roe stance
On the 51st anniversary of Roe v Wade, a sparse crowd of activists brave snow on...
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Donald Trump claims credit for ‘miracle’ of overturning right to abortion
Ex-president tries to walk fine line on issue, saying Republicans with extreme positions have been ‘decimated’...
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Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules
The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a...
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Would the US survive a second Trump presidency? - podcast
Last week, Donald Trump was asked whether he would use power as retribution if he were...
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Texas attorney general says he will sue doctor who gives abortion to Kate Cox
Ken Paxton issues threat after judge ruled this week that Cox, a pregnant woman with a...
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Pregnant woman sues Kentucky for right to have abortion
Woman, who is eight weeks pregnant, wants to have abortion in Kentucky but cannot legally do...