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Salvador woman seeks life-saving abortion

Salvador woman seeks life-saving abortion

16 May 2013, 8:30 AM

Americas | An ill woman in El Salvador has pleaded with the country's Supreme Court to allow her to abort a fetus which has no brain or skull. Read more

US abortion doctor convicted of murder

US abortion doctor convicted of murder

14 May 2013, 9:15 AM

North America | A US abortion provider has been found guilty of murdering three babies with scissors after they were born alive in his filthy Philadelphia clinic.
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North Dakota outlaws most abortions

North Dakota outlaws most abortions

27 March 2013, 12:46 PM

North America | The largely rural but newly oil-rich US state of North Dakota has outlawed most abortions in a move to challenge federal laws protecting a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy. Read more

Tasmania to amend law to decriminalise abortion

Tasmania to amend law to decriminalise abortion

08 March 2013, 15:00 PM

Australia | Tasmanian Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne has moved to amend the state’s abortion law to ensure women will no longer face the threat of criminal charges for having a pregnancy terminated. Read more

Ireland to introduce limited abortion laws

Ireland to introduce limited abortion laws

19 December 2012, 12:55 PM

Europe | Ireland will introduce draft legislation and regulations to provide limited abortion in cases where the mother's life is at risk, the government announced Tuesday. Read more

Death sparks criticism of Irish abortion laws

Death sparks criticism of Irish abortion laws

15 November 2012, 13:04 PM

Europe | Ireland's tough abortion laws came under fire on Wednesday following the death of an Indian woman after doctors allegedly refused her a termination because it was against the laws of the Catholic country. Read more

Abortion enters US election debate

Abortion enters US election debate

23 August 2012, 7:27 AM

North America | Republicans have found themselves in a political quagmire, with President Barack Obama's allies casting them as out of step on women's rights over a congressman's comments about "legitimate rape." Read more

Romney tells rape-gaffe senator to quit race

Romney tells rape-gaffe senator to quit race

22 August 2012, 9:27 AM

North America | The US lawmaker who sparked a furor with controversial comments about rape defiantly said he will stay in his Senate race, putting him on a collision course with fellow Republican Mitt Romney, who demanded he step aside. Read more

Republicans approve strict anti-abortion platform

Republicans approve strict anti-abortion platform

22 August 2012, 8:49 AM

North America | A US Republican panel Tuesday approved a rigid anti-abortion amendment, without exclusions for cases of rape or incest.
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Rape victims face jail over contraception

Rape victims face jail over contraception

13 April 2012, 16:00 PM

South America | A rights group is urging Honduras not to pass a law that would mean teens and rape victims could be jailed for years for using the 'morning after pill' contraceptive. Read more

Obama hails anniversary of US abortion ruling

Obama hails anniversary of US abortion ruling

23 January 2012, 12:08 PM

North America |  President Barack Obama marked the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion by affirming his backing for the right, for decades one of America's most polarizing issues.
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UK okays abortion advertising

22 January 2012, 10:48 AM

Europe |

Britain's broadcast advertising body has given the go-ahead for private abortion clinics to advertise their services on television, angering those who say that the move desensitises the public to the practice.
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Russia says abortion ads must carry health warning

02 July 2011, 4:01 AM

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers, worried about a falling birth rate, passed a law on Friday that abortion advertisements must carry a health warning. Read more

Abortion numbers 'a mystery'

Abortion numbers 'a mystery'

25 November 2010, 18:43 PM

Australia | Health practitioners say the lack of reliable data is making it extremely difficult to know how many abortions occur in Australia, SBS' Clare Atkinson reports. Read more

Calls for law reform after abortion case

Calls for law reform after abortion case

14 October 2010, 16:05 PM

Australia | Pro-choice advocates have welcomed the acquittal of a Cairns couple charged over a home abortion and have called on the Queensland Government to reform the law.
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Jury finds abortion couple not guilty

Jury finds abortion couple not guilty

14 October 2010, 12:48 PM

Australia | A Cairns couple charged over a home abortion has been found not guilty, after a court case that has divided opinion around the country.
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Jury retires in abortion case

Jury retires in abortion case

14 October 2010, 9:17 AM

Australia | The jury in the case of a Queensland couple charged with abortion under the state's 110-year-old criminal code has retired to consider its verdict.
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