Abortion Laws

Proposed New Zealand Abortion Law To Give Women Right To Choose

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 5, 2019

The New Zealand government released long-awaited plans on Monday to overhaul its abortion laws, so that a termination is treated as a health issue and a woman's choice rather than a crime.

Top Court To Examine Abortion Laws After Plea Alleges Violation Of Rights

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 15, 2019

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of certain legal provisions that allow abortion only to save the woman's life or in case of abnormal foetus and allegedly violate women's right to health, "free reproductive choice" and "privacy".

Homicide Charges Dropped Against Shot US Woman Who Miscarried

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 4, 2019

An Alabama prosecutor dismissed charges Wednesday against an American woman who was charged by state authorities over the death of her fetus, having miscarried after being shot five times.

A Pregnant Woman Was Shot. She Was Charged With Her Baby's Death

World News | Michael Brice-Saddler, Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Friday June 28, 2019

A 27-year-old Alabama woman was indicted on manslaughter charges Wednesday in the shooting death of her own unborn child, even though, police say, another woman pulled the trigger.

Louisiana Latest US State To Ban Abortions, As Early As 6 Weeks

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 30, 2019

The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks from conception, often before a woman even realizes she is pregnant.

Netflix To Rethink Investment In US State If Abortion Law Is Implemented

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2019

Netflix on Tuesday became the first major studio to say it would reconsider its investment in Georgia should a controversial abortion law in the US state, known as the Hollywood of the South, go into effect.

21 Thousand Women In US Ordered Abortion Pills Online In 6 Months

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 22, 2019

As many as 21,000 women in the United States ordered abortion pills online in the past six months- between October 2018 and March 2019-according to figures revealed by a charity Aid Access.

On Abortion Law, Trump Says "Strongly Pro-Life" But With Three Exceptions

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2019

President Donald Trump has declared himself "strongly Pro-Life", days after two US states passed tough new restrictions on abortions, but said exceptions should be made for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.

Alabama Passes Bill To Ban Abortions, No Exception Even In Rape Cases

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The Alabama senate passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States on Tuesday that bans any termination of pregnancy and could punish doctors who perform the procedure with life in prison.

With "Heartbeat Bill", Mississippi Moves To Ban Abortion After Six Weeks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 20, 2019

Lawmakers in the southeastern US state of Mississippi passed a bill on Tuesday banning abortion of pregnancies where a heartbeat is detectable -- from six weeks -- as human rights groups vowed to fight the move.

Emma Watson's Letter To Indian Woman Who Died After Being Denied Abortion

Indians Abroad | ANI | Monday October 1, 2018

Emma Watson has penned a moving open letter to Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who passed away in 2012 after being denied abortion in Ireland.

UK Supreme Court Says Can't Enforce Abortion Law Change In Northern Ireland

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 7, 2018

Britain's Supreme Court said on Thursday that Northern Ireland's strict abortion law was incompatible with human rights, but also said it did not have the powers to make a formal ruling that the law should be changed.

Daughter's "Soul Consoled": Savita Halappanavar's Parents After Ireland Abortion Vote

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 27, 2018

"Our daughter's soul is now consoled," the parents of a woman who died of complications in 2012 after being denied abortion by doctors in Ireland said today, a day after the country voted to repeal its stringent abortion laws in a landmark referendum.

In Northern Ireland, Abortion Rights Groups Clamour For Change

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 27, 2018

Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighbouring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalise its laws.

"No More Stigma", Says Irish PM As Country Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 27, 2018

Ireland on Saturday voted to erase the stigma and burden of shame from hundreds of thousands of women who secretly had abortions, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.