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New York: Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Friday. more
Texas passes law banning abortion from six weeks amid protests

A law banning abortion from six weeks of pregnancy has come into effect in United States' Texas, according to media reports.

Argentina legalises abortion, becomes first major Latin American country to do so

Buenos Aires: Millions of women in Argentina will be able to opt for abortion legally, after the Catholic-majority country approved a bill to legalise it on Wednesday.

Poland ‘slammed the door shut’ on legal and safe abortions: Human rights experts

New York: A group of UN independent human rights experts have denounced a court ruling in Poland that bans abortions on the ground of fatal or severe foetal impairment, effectively &ldquo ...

Abortion: Savita Halappanavar, the Indian who forced a rule change in Ireland

Dublin: A majority of Irish women are overjoyed after the country made abortion legal in Ireland, abolishing the age-old Eighth Amendment.

Irish abortion referendum: Over 70 percent wants repeal

Dublin: Exit polls in the recent Ireland polls over abortion have suggested that the majority of the population have voted for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.

Anti-abortion posters surface in Rome, face backlash from women

Rome: Anti-abortion posters linking it with femicide have appeared in Italy's capital city Rome, inviting scathing criticism from women.

Ireland to hold abortion referendum vote in May

Dublin: Ireland is going to host a referendum vote on the much debated abortion ban in May.