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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 »

N.Korean women tell of slavery and gang rape in Chinese cybersex dens

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 21 07:01 AM

LONDON - Tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls - some as young as 9 - are being trafficked into sexual slavery in China as they try to flee poverty and oppression in their homeland, experts on the reclusive state said on Monday. Read more »

Former Miss USA Olivia Jordan reveals she was molested, raped

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 04:06 PM

The revelation was part of a lengthy Instagram post, where Jordan aired her opinion about laws concerning abortion. Read more »

US state approves bill banning first-heartbeat abortion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 04:58 PM

MIAMI, United States - The governor of the southern US state of Georgia was expected to sign a bill banning abortion as soon as a heartbeat is detected, after legislators on Friday approved the text which Hollywood celebrities vowed to fight. Read more »

Mississippi moves to ban abortion if heartbeat detectable

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 10:52 AM

MIAMI - Lawmakers in the southeastern US state of Mississippi passed a bill Tuesday banning abortion of pregnancies where a heartbeat is detectable -- from six weeks -- as human rights groups vowed to fight the move. Read more »

With eye on 2020, Trump seizes on abortion issue

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 02:55 PM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is proposing a congressional ban on late-term abortions as he seeks to expand his conservative support ahead of the 2020 election. Read more »

Pakistani, nahulihan ng pampalaglag na gamot sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 01:21 AM

Libo-libong pisong halaga ng mga gamot na ginagamit umanong pampalaglag ang nakumpiska sa Sta. Cruz, Maynila. Read more »

Pinay kinuwestiyon dahil sa umano'y self-induced abortion sa Italy

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 06:40 PM

MILAN, Italy (UPDATED) – Isang 21-anyos na babae ang umano’y nag self-induced abortion noong Setyembre 21 sa Milan. Read more »

Argentina awaits crucial Senate vote on abortion

Alexandre Peyrille, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 06:09 AM

After Ireland voted to legalize abortion in May, will Argentina, another traditionally Catholic country, do the same? Read more »

Raped and jailed: Indonesian girl's plight prompts call to legalize abortion

Beh Lih Yi, Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 08:09 PM

KUALA LUMPUR- Calls to decriminalize abortion grew louder in Indonesia on Wednesday after a teenage girl who was raped by her brother was jailed for six months for terminating her pregnancy, sparking anger among activists who demanded her immediate release. Read more »

15-year-old raped by brother jailed over abortion in Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 08:01 PM

A 15-year-old girl who was raped by her older brother has been jailed for six months for having an abortion, an Indonesian official said Saturday. Read more »

'Abortionist' sa Quiapo na nakapatay umano ng kliyenteng OFW, timbog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 03:55 PM

Arestado ang isang abortionist matapos nitong makapatay ng OFW na tinulungan nitong magpa-abort sa isang motel sa Quiapo, Manila. Read more »

US Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion centers in free-speech case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 02:42 AM

The US Supreme Court ruled that a law requiring anti-abortion centers in California to inform pregnant clients that they could obtain the procedure elsewhere was likely unconstitutional. Read more »

4 pinaghihinalaang 'abortionist,' arestado sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 08:36 PM

Inaalam din kung tunay na doktor ang isa sa mga naaresto.   Read more »

Abortion to avoid birth defects is like Nazi eugenics -pope

Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 08:46 AM

Pope Francis on Saturday called the practice of having an abortion after pre-natal tests have discovered possible birth defects a version of Nazi attempts to create a pure race by eliminating the weakest. Read more »

Some Filipinos rue results of Irish referendum on abortion

Roderick Garcia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at May 31 10:48 AM

Some Filipinos here were disappointed over the turnout of the referendum that effectively made abortion legal in this European nation. Read more »