Abortion

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USA

US appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions; Supreme Court appeal planned

A spokesperson for the US Department of Justice said that the Biden administration will appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, supports abortion rights and last...

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Health

Depression, anxiety prevalent in women with history of abortion living in Bangladesh's urban slums: Study

Pro-abortion demonstrators gather at the State Capitol to mark the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that had established a right to abortion until it was overturned last year, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Cox
USA

US abortion providers relieved but wary as Supreme Court preserves pill access

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South Asia

Japan approves nation's first abortion pill Mefeego developed by UK firm

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the United States Supreme Court in Washington, US, May 3, 2020. Picture taken May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Will Dunham
USA

US Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion pill

File Photo: Abortion rights supporters protest outside the US Supreme Court the day after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Washington, US, June 25, 2022. Photo: Reuters
USA

US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill ban

Supreme Court Police line up outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, US on 24 June 2022. Photo: Reuters
USA

US Justice Dept to appeal abortion pill restrictions at Supreme Court

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Royal Castle, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Warsaw, Poland on 26 March 2022. Photo: Reuters
USA

Biden says he 'will fight' to overturn abortion pill ruling: White House

A demonstrator holds up an abortion flag outside of the US Supreme Court as justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, 4 March, 2020. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

This is the first US state to outlaw abortion pills

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech paying homage to French feminist figure and lawyer Gisele Halimi at the Appeal Court, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Paris. Michel Euler/Pool via REUTERS
Europe

Macron backs enshrining right to abortion in French constitution

Maternal deaths rising due to low awareness about medication abortion: Survey
Bangladesh

Maternal deaths rising due to low awareness about medication abortion: Survey

Nearly three-quarters of hospital beds across the US are full, and one in seven patients are suffering from Covid-19. (Representation purpose)(REUTERS)
USA

Court: Abortion doctors can’t be charged under Arizona law

People gather outside the Auberge de Castille, the office of the Prime Minister, to protest against government plans to introduce a law that they view as opening the door to abortion in the only European Union country which does not permit it under any circumstances, in Valletta, Malta December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
World+Biz

Protests in Malta as parliament debates abortion amendment