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Pope Francis urges US reconciliation as bishops call out Biden on abortion

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 04:59 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis told US President Joe Biden on Wednesday that he was praying that God would guide his efforts to bring reconciliation in the United States, while the nation's bishops condemned Biden's pro-choice stand on abortion. Read more »

Abortion becomes legal in Argentina

Sonia Avalos, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 09:18 AM

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina on Thursday became one of just a handful of Latin American countries to allow elective abortion, as neighboring Chile initiated its own debate on decriminalizing a procedure denied to most women on the continent. Read more »

Abortion protests attempting to 'destroy' Poland: ruling party

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 04:51 AM

WARSAW - The influential leader of Poland's ruling party on Tuesday criticized protests against a near-total ban on abortion as an attempt to "destroy" the nation and rallied party members to defend Catholic churches. Read more »

Top Polish court to rule on abortions for birth defects

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 01:58 PM

Poland's constitutional court will on Thursday look into a bid to tighten the devout Catholic country's abortion law, which is already one of Europe's most restrictive.  Read more »

US Supreme Court declines to block mail delivery of abortion pill

Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 09:42 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily allowed a drug used for medication-induced abortions to be mailed or delivered during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Trump hits Biden over 'liberal' abortion stance

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 04:54 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump assailed White House rival Joe Biden on Tuesday for telling voters that he would seek to enshrine abortion rights in US law should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v Wade. Read more »

US Supreme Court rejects key challenge to abortion rights

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 12:43 PM

The US Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law that tightly restricted access to abortion in the first constitutional test of abortion rights since President Donald Trump named two conservative justices to the top court.   Read more »

Unintended consequences of ECQ: Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies

Bernice Beltran
Posted at May 10 02:10 AM

A center offers help and counselling for young women facing unwanted pregnancies. Read more »

New Zealand decriminalizes abortion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 06:18 PM

New Zealand's parliament voted Wednesday to decriminalize abortion, in a move Justice Minister Andrew Little said modernized legislation and gave women control over their bodies. Read more »

Trump becomes first US president to attend anti-abortion rally

Katanga Johnson and Diane Bartz, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 09:38 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump became the first US president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington on Friday, unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an election-year show of support for opponents of abortion rights. Read more »

'Babies-for-sale' scheme shocks Armenia

Mariam Harutyunyan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 12:21 PM

YEREVAN, Armenia – Syuzan Patvakanyan has been searching for her daughter ever since doctors in post-Soviet Armenia forced her to give her up as a baby nearly two decades ago.    Read more »

America's baby mayor, a face of the anti-abortion movement

Julia Benarrous, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 10:58 AM

WHITEHALL, United States – "The mayor's breakfast is ready," Chad McMillan sings out from the living room of his Texas ranch.   Read more »

37 Asia-Pacific countries affirm commitment in advancing women’s rights

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 09:12 AM

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thirty-seven countries from the Asia-Pacific have voted to adopt an outcome document which the Philippines led in reviewing and drafting, as the 3-day ministerial conference came to a close Friday. Read more »

Fetus, itinapon sa drainage sa iskinita ng barangay

Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 11:03 AM

Laking gulat ng mga residente ng Barangay Em’s Barrio sa Legazpi City ang pagkakadiskubre sa isang fetus na itinapon sa drainage ng kanilang iskinita, Biyernes ng madaling araw. Read more »

N. Ireland to legalize abortion, gay marriage

Joe Stenson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 06:05 AM

BELFAST - Abortion and same-sex marriage are set to become legal in Northern Ireland, after a group of local lawmakers failed Monday in a last-minute bid to thwart the London-ordered liberalization of the laws. Read more »

Mexico amnesty law eyes reprieve for minor drug offenses, abortions

Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 09:04 AM

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has sent a draft law to Congress that aims to grant amnesty to people serving jail time for lesser offenses, including abortion and possession of small amounts of drugs, the government said on Sunday. Read more »

'Do not go to your religion': Duterte wants family planning revival

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 12:34 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte proposed Tuesday the revival of family planning in the country, saying religion cannot help in the reproductive health of women.  Read more »

Louisiana governor to sign 'heartbeat' ban, latest move to curb US abortion rights

Gabriella Borter and Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
Updated as of May 30 02:53 PM

Louisiana's Democratic governor said on Wednesday he would sign a bill passed earlier in the day to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, the latest legislation in a movement in mostly Southern and Midwest states to curb abortion rights. Read more »

Pope Francis condemns abortion as use of 'paid killer'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 07:35 AM

Pope Francis used similar "paid killer" remarks in relation to abortion in October 2018, sparking a sharp reaction in medical circles. Read more »

US states, cities fight religious freedom rule vs abortions

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Updated as of May 22 09:45 AM

NEW YORK - Two dozen U.S. states and municipalities sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to stop it from enforcing a rule that would make it easier for doctors and nurses to avoid performing abortions on religious or moral grounds. Read more »