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Abortions in first 12 weeks should be fully legalised in Germany, says commission

Women in Germany now typically require counselling to obtain a legal abortion within the first 12 weeks, with exceptions including for victims of violent crime. There are no time restrictions for abortions if the mother's life is in danger.

15 April 2024, 14:23 IST

Abortions in first 12 weeks should be fully legalised in Germany, says commission

Abortions in first 12 weeks should be fully legalised in Germany, says commission

Abortions in first 12 weeks should be fully legalised in Germany, says commission

15 April 2024, 14:23 IST

Arizona's top court revives 19th century abortion ban

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, in a statement called the ruling 'unconscionable and an affront to freedom,' and stressed that she would not prosecute any doctor or woman under the 'draconian law.'

10 April 2024, 00:21 IST

Arizona's top court revives 19th century abortion ban

Arizona's top court revives 19th century abortion ban

Arizona's top court revives 19th century abortion ban

10 April 2024, 00:21 IST

SC refuses to allow pregnant widow to terminate over 32-week pregnancy

'It's a 32-week-foetus. How it can be terminated? Medical board has also said that it cannot be terminated. It is a matter of two weeks, then you can give it for adoption, if you want,' the bench said.

31 January 2024, 11:36 IST

SC refuses to allow pregnant widow to terminate over 32-week pregnancy

SC refuses to allow pregnant widow to terminate over 32-week pregnancy

SC refuses to allow pregnant widow to terminate over 32-week pregnancy

31 January 2024, 11:36 IST

Calcutta HC instructs Bengal govt to set up medical board to evaluate risks of rape survivor's pregnancy termination

The petitioner's lawyer submitted before the court that she is suffering from grave mental trauma and as such the court may permit the medical termination of the pregnancy.

29 January 2024, 16:25 IST

Calcutta HC instructs Bengal govt to set up medical board to evaluate risks of rape survivor's pregnancy termination

Calcutta HC instructs Bengal govt to set up medical board to evaluate risks of rape survivor's pregnancy termination

Calcutta HC instructs Bengal govt to set up medical board to evaluate risks of rape survivor's pregnancy termination

29 January 2024, 16:25 IST

Post abortion ban, America’s national shame: 65,000 forced pregnancies

Researchers estimate that nearly 65,000 pregnancies have resulted from rape in the 14 states that imposed total abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

25 January 2024, 04:15 IST

Post abortion ban, America’s national shame: 65,000 forced pregnancies

Post abortion ban, America’s national shame: 65,000 forced pregnancies

Post abortion ban, America’s national shame: 65,000 forced pregnancies

25 January 2024, 04:15 IST

Centre moves HC to recall order allowing termination of 29-week pregnancy, cites 'unborn's right to life'

According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, termination of pregnancies beyond 24 weeks is only done for foetuses that have significant abnormalities but in the referred case, the 'foetus is grossly normal'.

16 January 2024, 16:56 IST

Centre moves HC to recall order allowing termination of 29-week pregnancy, cites 'unborn's right to life'

Centre moves HC to recall order allowing termination of 29-week pregnancy, cites 'unborn's right to life'

Centre moves HC to recall order allowing termination of 29-week pregnancy, cites 'unborn's right to life'

16 January 2024, 16:56 IST

Ohio votes to guarantee abortion rights as US elections offer 2024 preview

The result in Ohio, a conservative-leaning state that supported Republican Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election, is yet another sign that abortion remains a potent issue for Democrats ahead of the 2024 campaign for the White House.

08 November 2023, 04:22 IST

Ohio votes to guarantee abortion rights as US elections offer 2024 preview

Ohio votes to guarantee abortion rights as US elections offer 2024 preview

Ohio votes to guarantee abortion rights as US elections offer 2024 preview

08 November 2023, 04:22 IST

US anti-abortion activist who kept fetuses is convicted in clinic blockade

Lauren Handy of Virginia, who prosecutors said directed the invasion and blockade of the abortion clinic Oct 22, 2020, and her co-defendants were each convicted of a felony charge of conspiracy against rights and of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

31 August 2023, 04:03 IST

US anti-abortion activist who kept fetuses is convicted in clinic blockade

US anti-abortion activist who kept fetuses is convicted in clinic blockade

US anti-abortion activist who kept fetuses is convicted in clinic blockade

31 August 2023, 04:03 IST

US activists rally a year after SC allowed abortion ban

The June 24, 2022, Supreme Court ruling allowed US states to ban abortion care for the first time in nearly 50 years.

24 June 2023, 11:00 IST

US activists rally one year after Supreme Court allowed abortion ban

US activists rally one year after Supreme Court allowed abortion ban

US activists rally a year after SC allowed abortion ban

24 June 2023, 11:00 IST

US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill access

The court could also decide to hear arguments in the case itself on an expedited basis

21 April 2023, 08:46 IST

US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill access

US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill access

US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill access

21 April 2023, 08:46 IST