Abortion Law

• All abortions remain halted in Arizona as judge declines to suspend ruling

  The ruling from Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson means the state's abortion providers will not be able to restart procedures.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2022
  
• Roe v. Wade decision could put same-sex marriage, other rights at risk, experts say

  Like abortion, other personal rights including contraception and same-sex marriage may be at risk if the Roe v. Wade ruling is overturned, scholars noted.

  World

  May 4, 2022
  
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• What is Roe v. Wade? The U.S. Supreme Court decision, explained

  A woman's right to have an abortion through the first trimester of pregnancy was protected in the U.S. in 1973, following the Supreme Court's landmark 7-2 ruling in Roe v. Wade.

  World

  May 3, 2022
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• Texas women driving hundreds of miles to seek abortions from neighbouring states

  Texas' abortion law prohibits abortions once cardiac activity is detected, after about six weeks, before many women even know they are pregnant.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2021
• GOP states to use Texas abortion law as template for similar restrictions

  On Thursday, Republican lawmakers in at least half a dozen states said they planned to introduce bills using the Texas law as a model.

  World

  Sep 2, 2021
• ‘A swell of interest’: Texas abortion ban triggers surge in search traffic seeking access

  U.S. President Joe Biden lambasted the 5-4 decision by the court on Thursday, vowing to launch a “whole-of-government effort to respond to this decision."

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2021
• Biden promises ‘whole-of-government effort’ in response to Texas abortion law

  The court voted to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others but also suggested that their order likely wasn’t the last word and other challenges can be brought.

  World

  Sep 2, 2021
• Valedictorian uses grad speech to attack abortion law: ‘We cannot stay silent’

  Texas teen Paxton Smith scrapped the original speech approved by school administrators and delivered an abortion rights call instead.

  Trending

  Jun 3, 2021
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• Judge rules national civil liberties group can challenge New Brunswick abortion law

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says a section of New Brunswick law prohibiting subsidies for abortions outside government-approved hospitals is unconstitutional.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2021
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• U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Louisiana abortion law

  The justices will examine a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

  World

  Oct 4, 2019