Abortion

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 Republicans pressure Democrats with 'born-alive' abortion bill

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act requires health professionals to provide the "same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence" that would be offered during a...

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Bangladesh

One held over alleged torture of woman to force her into abortion in Munshiganj

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USA

Harris slams Trump for hypocrisy on abortion as US starts voting

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
USA

US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. AP Photo
World+Biz

US Supreme Court hears arguments in case that could restrict access to abortion medication mifepristone  

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USA

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

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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