The measure was approved by 92 votes, just one vote more than the majority needed to pass out of the 180-member House. Continue reading →

The people of Ireland are set to liberalise some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, an exit poll showed on Friday Continue reading →

Maira Veronica Figueroa’s release puts the spotlight on El Salvador’s total ban on abortion as the Central American nation faces mounting international pressure to overturn its strict law and release other women jailed for abortion-related crimes. Continue reading →

Pro-choice demonstrators marched through Dublin, using International Women’s Day to voice their opposition to anti-abortion laws, which will likely be contested in a referendum later this Spring. Continue reading →

Democrats have said the move could undermine the rights of women, gays and transgender people. Continue reading →

A federal judge on Thursday blocked until at least next month hotly debated Texas rules mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains from abortions or miscarriages that were set to go into effect within days. Continue reading →

Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill Tuesday imposing a 20-week abortion ban while vetoing stricter provisions in a separate measure that would have barred the procedure at the first detectable fetal heartbeat. Continue reading →

Women seeking an abortion tend to be more certain of their choice than people making other healthcare decisions, according to a new U.S. study. Continue reading →

Poland already outlaws abortions, with exceptions made only for rape, incest, badly damaged fetuses or if the mother’s life is at risk. Continue reading →

Even opponents of abortion say it may be hard for Georgia authorities to follow through with prosecuting a woman who was charged with murder because she took a pill to terminate her pregnancy. Continue reading →