Abortion Debate

• Pro-life float at Alberta town’s Canada Day parade generates surprised reaction

  For the second time in a week, a parade float in Alberta has been used to send a political message.

  Politics

  Jul 2, 2022
  
• Saskatchewan MP introduces bill to ban sex-selective abortions

  If passed, the onus would be on medical practitioners to determine why the woman is having an abortion, says the MP.

  Politics

  Mar 1, 2020
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court upholds Indiana law on disposing of abortion fetal remains

  The high court, with two liberal justices dissenting, thus found a way perhaps to signal a greater receptivity to state restrictions in the area of abortion.

  World

  May 28, 2019
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• Abortion rights debate divides Democrat politicians, states

  Several states led politically by Democrats have seen abortion-rights legislation either die or stall this year.

  Politics

  May 27, 2019
• Pope Francis compares abortion to hiring a hitman, says it can never be condoned

  “Is it licit to throw away a life to resolve a problem?” he asked. “Is it licit to hire a hitman to resolve a problem?”

  World

  May 25, 2019
• How arguments over rape and incest are dividing U.S. abortion opponents

  The debate pits those who believe any abortion is immoral against those who worry that a no-exception stance could be harmful to some Republican candidates in upcoming election.

  World

  May 24, 2019
• Biden says he would support Congress in enshrining abortion rights into law if necessary

  Joe Biden would support Congress enshrining abortion rights into federal law “should it become necessary,” his presidential campaign said Tuesday, following several other Democratic candidates in promising to take that step if elected president.

  World

  May 21, 2019
• Here are the U.S. states pushing to ban abortions in 2019

  States across the U.S. have recently passed abortion laws aimed at setting up a constitutional fight over Roe v. Wade.

  World

  May 17, 2019
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• How university campuses became the focal point of Canada’s abortion debate

  University campuses have increasingly become a focal point of Canada's anti-abortion movement, prompting a fresh debate over free speech and questions about what critics call misleading tactics.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2018
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• Scheer says he will not reopen abortion debate, as members vote to uphold policy

  The party policy currently says a Conservative government would not support any legislation to regulate abortion.

  Politics

  Aug 25, 2018