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Iowa’s supreme court tells lower court to let strict abortion law take effect
Iowa’s supreme court tells lower court to let strict abortion law take effect
The supreme court in Iowa has said the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are ...

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Judge to consider Ohio law banning nearly all abortions
Judge to consider Ohio law banning nearly all abortions
A county judge could rule as early as Monday on the US state of Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.

Sun, 19 May, 2024

Blackpool South by-election
Irish voters urged to consider positions on abortions by pro-life rally
Crowds turned out in Dublin on Monday for the annual March for Life

Mon, 06 May, 2024

Arizona governor repeals 1864 law banning almost all abortions in the state
Arizona governor repeals 1864 law banning almost all abortions in the state
Democratic Arizona governor Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill on Thursday. Ms Hobbs said the move is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona.

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Abortion Pill
Arizona governor set to sign repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864
Arizona is waving goodbye to a Civil War-era ban of nearly all abortions as a repeal Bill reaches the desk of Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs.

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Arizona votes to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864
Arizona votes to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864
The Arizona legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions on Wednesday, advancing the Bill to Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign it.

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Joe Biden
Biden blames Trump for Florida’s six-week abortion ban
US President Joe Biden has blamed Donald Trump for Florida’s upcoming abortion ban and other restrictions across the country that have imperiled access to care for pregnant women, arguing Mr Trump has created a “healthcare crisis for women all over ...

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

Italy to allow anti-abortion groups access to women considering procedure
Italy to allow anti-abortion groups access to women considering procedure
The Italian Senate has approved a law allowing anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

Polish opponents of abortion march against recent steps to liberalise strict law
Polish opponents of abortion march against recent steps to liberalise strict law
Thousands of Polish opponents of abortion have marched in Warsaw to protest against recent steps by the new government to liberalise the predominantly Catholic nation’s strict laws and allow termination of pregnancy until the 12th week.

Sun, 14 Apr, 2024

Poland’s parliament votes to move forward with lifting near-total abortion ban
Poland’s parliament votes to move forward with lifting near-total abortion ban
Polish legislators have voted to continue work on proposals to lift a near-total ban on abortion, a highly divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country, which has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe.

Fri, 12 Apr, 2024

Poland’s parliament debates liberalising abortion law
Poland’s parliament debates liberalising abortion law
Poland’s parliament has held a long-awaited debate on liberalising the country’s strict abortion law.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2024

Fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers in Arizona legislature
Fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers in Arizona legislature
Shouts of “Shame! Shame!” were heard in the Arizona legislature on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state’s newly revived 1864 law that criminalises abortion throughout pregnancy unless a ...

Thu, 11 Apr, 2024

Poland to debate strict anti-abortion legislation
Poland to debate strict anti-abortion legislation
Poland’s parliament is finally holding a long-awaited debate on liberalising the country’s strict abortion law.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2024

Donald Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far
Donald Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far
Mr Trump faces political pressure on abortion rights, which Democrats hope will be a defining issue in November’s election

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help in election
Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help in election
Democrats have pounced on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that permits enforcement of an 1864 law effectively banning abortion in the US state, blaming ex-president Donald Trump and Republicans and pressing for political advantage on an issue that ...

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Bill approved in France that makes abortion a constitutional right
Bill approved in France that makes abortion a constitutional right
French politicians have approved a bill that will enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the country’s constitution during a historic joint session of parliament at the Palace of Versailles.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

French lawmakers gather for vote that will make abortion a constitutional right
French lawmakers gather for vote that will make abortion a constitutional right
A bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution goes to a historic vote on Monday, as lawmakers gather for a joint session of parliament at the Palace of Versailles.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

French government seeks to enshrine a woman’s right to abortion within constitution
French government seeks to enshrine a woman’s right to abortion within constitution
France’s National Assembly is taking up a bill on Tuesday meant to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution, the first key step in a legislative process that also requires a vote in the Senate.

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

concept of digital technology
Letters to the Editor: Broadband rollout is leaving rural Ireland disconnected
One reader queries the wait for fibre broadband in Waterford, while others consider issues including conflict in the Middle East, alcohol legislation, biodiversity loss, and abortion rights

Wed, 03 Jan, 2024

Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for procedure
Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for procedure
A pregnant Texas woman who was seeking court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the US could not wait any longer and went to another state, her lawyers said on Monday.

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Texas supreme court pauses abortion approval over foetus with fatal diagnosis
Texas supreme court pauses abortion approval over foetus with fatal diagnosis
The Texas supreme court has paused a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a woman whose foetus has a fatal diagnosis. The move halts an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the US.

Sat, 09 Dec, 2023

Northern Ireland abortion laws
Abortion access in Northern Ireland ‘a right but not a reality’ – Amnesty
Access to abortion in Northern Ireland is “a right but not a reality”, Amnesty International has said. Four years on from the decriminalisation of abortion in the region, Amnesty has contended that “significant barriers” remain to abortion.

Thu, 07 Dec, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Micheál Martin's delicate balancing act
Irish Examiner view: Micheál Martin's delicate balancing act
Tánaiste Micheál Martin must achieve a balance between polite diplomacy and speaking truth to power on his State visit to China

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

Macron vows to enshrine rights to abortion in constitution by next year
Macron vows to enshrine rights to abortion in constitution by next year
President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution by next year.

Sun, 29 Oct, 2023

Thousands of women in Latin American cities call for abortion rights
Thousands of women in Latin American cities call for abortion rights
The streets of cities across Latin America have been bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day.

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023

Dennis Willard
Abortion rights campaigners celebrate as Ohio voters snub constitution proposal
Voters in Ohio have resoundingly rejected a measure that would have made it more difficult to change the US state’s constitution.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Spanish elections could change the shape of European politics 
Irish Examiner view: Spanish elections could change the shape of European politics 
Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez called the snap election as a tactical gamble to face down right-wing parties

Tue, 18 Jul, 2023

National Archives papers released
Surge in the number of abortions carried out in Ireland
There were 8,156 terminations of pregnancy carried out in 2022 compared to 4,577 in 2021

Thu, 22 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Unbending abortion laws penalise women
Irish Examiner view: Unbending abortion laws penalise women
One woman dies unnecessarily in Poland and another is jailed in England — two cases that highlight how overly-restrictive abortion laws can cause unintended suffering

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

Abortion rights protests planned across Poland after death of pregnant woman
Abortion rights protests planned across Poland after death of pregnant woman
Women’s rights advocates have called for protests in dozens of Polish cities on Wednesday under the slogan “Stop killing us” after a woman in her fifth month of pregnancy died of sepsis, the latest such death since a tightening of Poland’s abortion ...

Wed, 14 Jun, 2023

Vet Injection for cow
Letters to the Editor: Medical professionals have a choice and right to say ‘no’, too
Five years ago, by a generous margin of two to one, the Irish people repealed the country’s Eighth Amendment

Thu, 08 Jun, 2023

Pro-choice campaigners warn of fresh protests if abortion law reforms delayed
Pro-choice campaigners warn of fresh protests if abortion law reforms delayed
Delays in implementing reforms to Ireland’s abortion laws will trigger the return of major pro-choice campaigning and rallies, a leading activist has warned.

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Phil Scott
Vermont protects access to medical abortions
Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and gender-affirming shield Bills into law on Wednesday that include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions.

Wed, 10 May, 2023

Irish Stock
Review recommends removal of mandatory three-day wait for abortion services
It said this should be replaced with a statutory right of a woman to a reflection period which she may exercise at her own reflection

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023

Krissy Shields
US Supreme Court preserves women’s access to abortion pill
The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2023

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar officially opens new wing at The Mater Hospital
Mandatory three-day wait to access abortion 'should be made optional', report states
The 340-page report, it is understood, suggests women seeking an abortion be given the right to decide whether they want to wait or not.

Fri, 21 Apr, 2023

Florida legislature approves six-week abortion ban
Florida legislature approves six-week abortion ban
Democrats and abortion-rights groups say Florida’s proposal would ban almost all abortions because many women do not yet realise they’re pregnant at six weeks.

Fri, 14 Apr, 2023

Access to abortion pill in the US plunged into uncertainty by competing rulings
Access to abortion pill in the US plunged into uncertainty by competing rulings
Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the US has been plunged into uncertainty.

Sat, 08 Apr, 2023

Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills
Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed into law the US’s first explicit ban on abortion pills since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer.

Sat, 18 Mar, 2023

Pharmacy chain will not sell abortion pills in 20 US states
Pharmacy chain will not sell abortion pills in 20 US states
Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 US states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so.

Sat, 04 Mar, 2023

US Supreme Court investigation fails to identify source of abortion leak
US Supreme Court investigation fails to identify source of abortion leak
Chief Justice John Roberts ordered an investigation the next day into what he termed an “egregious breach of trust”.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2023

Marie Stopes clinic demonstrations
Abortion clinic safe zones in Northern Ireland do not breach protesters’ rights, Court rules
A law in Northern Ireland which prevents anti-abortion protests from taking place directly outside clinics does not breach the rights of protesters, the UK’s highest court has ruled.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Conservative Party Conference 2022
Abortion services ‘will be commissioned in Northern Ireland’, minister tells MPs
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he has instructed his permanent secretary to commission abortion services in Northern Ireland.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Malta Abortion
Malta plans to ease EU’s strictest anti-abortion law
The move comes after a headline-grabbing case involving an American tourist who miscarried and was airlifted off the Mediterranean island to get treatment.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

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