Abortion
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…