abortion laws

• Louisiana advances bill banning abortion from point of fertilization

  The bill grants constitutional rights to "all unborn children from the moment of fertilization" and classifies abortion as a homicide crime.

  World

  May 6
  
• Access to abortion pills will be next battleground in U.S., experts say

  Anti-abortion activists and politicians say cross-border trips for abortion pills, remote doctors' consultations and pill deliveries are what will be targetted next.

  World

  May 5
  
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• What abortion laws look like in the world as controversy erupts in the U.S.

  As new limits on abortion rights are pursued in the United States and other countries, here is a look at global abortion statistics and some of the world's strictest abortion laws.

  World

  May 3
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• ‘Mind your own uterus’: U.S. women march for abortion rights

  Organizers say hundreds of abortion-themed protests around the country will take place on Saturday.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2021
• Anti-abortion ads pulled in 2018 are back on London, Ont. buses following settlement

  Ad Standards says the statement 'Canada has no abortion laws' is 'inaccurate and misleading.'

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2020
• U.S. Supreme Court allows law requiring women to listen to heartbeat before abortion

  The justices did not comment in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law.

  Politics

  Dec 9, 2019
• Trump administration gives clinics more time to comply with abortion referral rules

  The Trump administration is giving taxpayer-funded family planning clinics more time to comply with its new rule that says they no longer can refer women for abortions.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2019
• Missouri’s only abortion clinic’s future uncertain as licence renewal battle heads to court

  Planned Parenthood sued Missouri last week after state health officials refused to renew the licence of Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood in St. Louis

  World

  Jun 4, 2019
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• How abortion has changed since the Roe v. Wade ruling in the U.S.

  Women now have far more methods to avoid unwanted pregnancies, as well as safer, easier options for abortion.

  Health

  May 26, 2019
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• 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