Abortion

Pope says doctors who provide abortions are ‘hitmen’

Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops stop covering up…

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Free contraception helps Finland reduce teenage abortions by 66%

The number of teenage abortions in Finland fell by 66% between 2000 and 2023, its public health institute THL said on Monday, attributing the reduction to the offer of free…

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Abortion rights are featuring in this year’s European election campaign in a way we’ve not seen before

Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén, University of Westminster The recent landmark decision in France to inscribe the right to abortion in the constitution serves to protect the law that first legalised abortion…

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EU votes in favour of classifying abortion access as a fundamental right

The European Parliament has voted in favour of including access to abortion in the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights. The European Parliament has voted in favour of including access to…

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France’s Macron wants to make abortion a right at EU level

PARIS, (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he wants the European Union to guarantee the right to an abortion in its Charter of Fundamental Rights. Macron…

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British Health Secretary set to back decriminalisation of abortion

Victoria Atkins , the British Health Secretary has indicated that she would back the decriminalisation of abortion, as MPs prepare to vote on the first major changes in the law…

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Biden, Harris target Republican curbs on abortion rights on Roe anniversary

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will spotlight Republican curbs on abortion rights this week, a galvanizing issue for Democrats that they hope will boost enthusiasm among…

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Trump says ‘vital’ federal role remains for regulating abortion

Former President Donald Trump said the federal government has a role in regulating late term abortions, but declined to provide specifics on what that role was in a speech to…

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Eight Polish abortion rights cases inadmissible -European court

WARSAW, June 8 (Reuters) - A group of abortion rights cases filed by eight women against Poland was inadmissible, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously on Thursday,…

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Denmark wants to lower abortion age without parental consent to 15

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark wants to lower the age of abortion without parental consent to 15 years from 18 currently, in line with the country's age of consent, minister for…

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US Supreme Court preserves access to the abortion pill, for now: What’s next?

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court blocked, for now, lower court orders that would have imposed new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone while a lawsuit by…

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U.S. Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion pill

Case returns to lower court, with arguments set for May 17 Biden decries "politically driven attacks on women's health" Conservatives Alito and Thomas dissent from court's action By Andrew Chung…

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U.S. judge hands anti-abortion groups partial win over abortion pill

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Texas suspended the two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone while a legal challenge proceeds, dealing another setback to abortion rights in the United…

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Florida Senate passes six-week abortion ban

Florida's Republican-led Senate passed a bill on Monday to outlaw most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, bringing the state a step closer to joining others across the U.S. South…

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58% will not vote for political party that proposes introduction of abortion in Malta

A survey conducted by misco International Limited showed that abortion has a strong impact on voting preference, with 58% stating they will not vote for a political party that proposes…

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Macron backs enshrining right to abortion in French constitution

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he backed including the right to abortion in the constitution, a move he said would send a signal of solidarity…

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As 2024 election approaches, White House jumps into states’ abortion battles

The White House is jumping into state-level battles for women's reproductive rights, lending legal and messaging advice to allies in states pushing restrictions as the Biden administration seeks to make…

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Court revives challenge to New York law protecting workers who get abortions

A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center's challenge to a New York state law that prohibits retaliation against employees for getting abortions or making other…

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Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws

The Spanish parliament on Thursday approved the creation of a sick leave for women suffering from incapacitating periods, becoming the first country in Europe to do so. The new bill…

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U.S. govt proposes expanding Obamacare coverage for birth control

The U.S. government has proposed a new rule to expand coverage of the Obamacare health insurance plans for all women who need or want birth control. Regulations in 2018 expanded…

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USA Vice-President says abortion rights threatened across United States

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris said abortion rights are under attack across the United States in a speech Sunday marking the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court…

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Malta sends industrial, health equipment to Ukraine / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 22 January 2023

Update - 1700h Abela urges courts to send strong messages Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday urged the courts to send a “strong message” in the wake of Pelin Kaya’s…

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Peace demands that we defend life – Pope Francis

Peace demands that we defend life, Pope Francis said. Addressing a host of international themes in his annual new year's meeting with the Diplomatic Corps, the pontiff said that life…

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Italian right resurgence re-opens abortion debate

Abortion has been legal in Italy since 1978 but access to the procedure remains limited and can be fraught with difficulties. Up to 69% of gynaecologists and 46% of anaesthetists…

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Now able to sell abortion pill, U.S. pharmacies weigh if they should

(Reuters) - Pharmacies across the United States are weighing whether to sell mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, following the Food and Drug Administration's announcement last week that they…

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Biden to set new U.S. guidelines on reproductive rights, 100 days after Roe v Wade

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce new guidelines and grants to protect reproductive rights on Tuesday, and describe how abortion rights have been curtailed since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to terminating pregnancies.…

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Hungary has no plans to tighten abortion laws, Orban says

BUDAPEST, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Hungary's government has no plans to tighten abortion laws, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, after a change in regulations that took effect earlier…

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Hungary enshrines ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law

Hungary's government has tightened its abortion rules, which will make the process of pursuing a termination more bureaucratic for pregnant women. From Thursday onwards, pregnant women will have to listen…

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U.S. clinics scramble as courts, politicians battle over abortion restrictions

With West Virginia's 1849 abortion ban tied up in court and its conservative legislature stymied over details of enacting a new one, the state's only abortion clinic ought to be operating as usual. But the chaotic…

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China to discourage abortions to boost low birth rate

China will discourage abortions and take steps to make fertility treatment more accessible as part of efforts to boost one of the world's lowest birth rates, its National Health Authority…

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Michigan court blocks enforcement of 1931 abortion ban by county prosecutors

A Michigan judge blocked local prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 abortion ban, just hours after an appeals court ruled that they could do so, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said.…

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Explainer: How abortion became a divisive issue in U.S. politics

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, the issue has become one of the defining fault lines in U.S. politics,…

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Biden signs executive order on abortion, declares Supreme Court ‘out of control’

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion was an exercise in "raw political power" and signed an executive order on…

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Women travelling for abortions will be protected – Biden

US president Joe Biden has said that women travelling for abortions will be protected by the federal government. Millions of women in the US lost the constitutional right to abortion…

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French PM Borne backs enshrining abortion rights in constitution

PARIS, (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said she is backing a parliamentary bill to add abortion rights to the country's constitution. The move comes after the United States Supreme Court's…

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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends constitutional right to abortion

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe…

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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi barred from Catholic communion over abortion stance

(Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can no longer take communion because she supports abortion rights and also publicly invokes her Catholic faith, the archbishop of San Francisco said in a letter released…

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Anti-abortion protest in Croatia

Anti-abortion activists have protested in Croatia amid a fierce debate about reproductive rights in the country. While abortion is legal in the strongly Catholic EU nation, rising religious pressure means…

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Abortion rights groups push to turn anger into action

In the days after a draft leaked showing the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade and a national right to abortion, the left-wing group MoveOn…

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Biden considers executive orders, new funds for abortion

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is considering executive orders and other measures to increase access and funding for women if the U.S. Supreme Court votes to overturn the Roe…

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Democrats look to abortion-rights threat to boost midterm election prospects

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Democrats have needed something to turn around their flagging midterm election fortunes, and the U.S. Supreme Court may have just given it to them. A leaked draft…

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Gay marriage, other rights at risk after U.S. Supreme Court abortion move

(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion that would end the recognition of a constitutional right to abortion could imperil other freedoms related to marriage, sexuality and family life…

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Trudeau vows to defend abortion rights after U.S. Supreme Court move

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to defend abortion rights as the decades-old battle over the issue exploded anew this week in Canada's southern neighbour, with the U.S. Supreme Court…

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Reproductive rights ‘foundation’ for empowerment of women, girls, says U.N.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes that sexual and reproductive health and rights are the "foundation for lives of choice, empowerment and equality for the world's women and girls," a U.N.…

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U.S. Supreme Court calls leaked draft overturning Roe v Wade decision on abortion authentic but preliminary

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - America's decades-old battle over abortion rights exploded anew as the Supreme Court confirmed a draft opinion that signaled it will soon overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v.…

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US Supreme Court set to overturn historic abortion decision – report

The U.S. Supreme Court looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday.…

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Oklahoma governor signs near-total abortion ban, threatens prison for providers

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill that makes it illegal to perform an abortion in the state except in medical emergencies, penalizing those who do with up to $100,000…

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Germany one step closer to scrapping Nazi-era abortion law

Germany's justice ministry presented a draft law on Monday that would do away with a Nazi-era law forbidding doctors to provide information about abortions. Doctors in Germany are allowed to say…

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U.S. appeals court sets Jan 7 argument date in Texas abortion case

A United States appeals court has set a Jan. 7 argument date in the Texas abortion case, where the panel will hear the state's bid to push a legal question about enforcement…

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U.S. Supreme Court to consider rolling back abortion rights

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to consider whether to gut abortion rights in America as it weighs Mississippi's bid to overturn the…

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‘The mother’s heart was beating too’ – Poles protest against strict abortion law

WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in cities across Poland on Saturday to protest against strict abortion laws after a pregnant woman's death reignited public debate on the issue in one…

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Pope meets Pelosi as abortion debate rages back home

VATICAN CITY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United…

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U.S. appeals court reinstates Texas abortion law, two days after it was halted

A U.S. appeals court late on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas’s restrictive abortion law, which bars the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy and outsources enforcement of the ban…

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Judge temporarily blocks enforcement of Texas abortion law

A federal judge temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, the toughest such law in the United States, following a challenge from President Joe Biden’s administration after the…

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Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 29 September 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta says that a 95-year old woman, mauled to death inside her Msida home last year by her grandson’s pet pitbulls, was found lying motionless…

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China says will reduce abortions for ‘non-medical purposes’

China will reduce the number of abortions performed for "non-medical purposes", the country's cabinet said in new guidelines issued on Monday that it said were aimed at improving women's reproductive…

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San Marino votes to legalise abortion in historic referendum

The tiny republic of San Marino has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalising abortion in a referendum, overturning a law dating back to 1865, official results showed on Sunday. Some…

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