ABORTION
USA: The state of abortion rights two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. The June 24, 2022, ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organizatio...
Another Trump win means ‘more suffering, less freedom’: US VP Harris rages over Florida abortion ban
Vice President Kamala Harris hammered rival Donald Trump in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, the day the state's six-week abortion ban took effect, blaming the former president for the new restriction and saying it would be "even wors...
Joe Biden to hold Donald Trump accountable for his role in restricting abortion rights in Florida
US President Joe Biden slams former president Donald Trump for his role in restricting abortion rights in the country, telling a Florida crowd that voters will hold his Republican predecessor and opponent personally 'accountable' in the upcoming preside...
Donald Trump 'wants to take America back to 1800s' on abortion: VP Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out against an Arizona Supreme Court ruling allowing prosecutors to enforce a near-total abortion ban. Harris appeared in Tucson, Arizona on Friday, where she highlighted the Democrats' dedication to preserving abortion rights, blamed ...
Donald Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban, AP Explains
Former President Donald Trump has declined to endorse a national abortion ban and says he believes abortion should be left to the states. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee released a video outlining his position Monday. Trump says whatever the states decide “must be ...
US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Minnesota abortion clinic to blast ‘immoral’ restrictions
Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a president or vice president has toured a facility that performs abortions, as the White House escalates its defense of reprodu...
France enshrines women's right to abortion in its constitution
France made history by becoming the first country to put the right to abortion in its constitution. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said it sends a message to women that their bodies belong to them. 780 lawmakers voted for the amendment, while only 72 voted against it. Women's rights groups
Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off on Saturday, two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute.The spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya
Gaza War: 'We abort our operations when we see an unexpected civilian presence', says IDF
"We do our best to conduct our operations as carefully and as professionally as possible...there may be deviations that require further examination. The IDF has a robust system for doing so, and it starts with the IDF’s General Staff Fact Finding and Assessment
Russian President Putin on aborted revolt, future of Wagner fighters
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt, the gravest threat yet to his power, as traitors who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its allies. Speaking in a stern tone and looking tired in a five-minute TV address near midnight
Gaganyaan mission: ISRO launches test flight after initial glitch; Crew Escape System works
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully executed the Test Flight Abort Mission, for the Gaganyaan mission on Saturday after the first test flight was aborted at 8:45 am due to a problem in the engine ignition. Earlier today, ISRO briefly aborte
US: Abortion activists march in Washington
Activists and politicians are marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a nationwide right to abortion with a range of reactions that vary from praise and protests.(AP)US: Abortion activists march in Washington
US: New York law protects doctors who send abortion pills
A law to protect doctors in New York who send abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is outlawed was signed Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who said the measure would help women around the country. (AP)US: New York law protects doctors who send abortion pills
US abortion pill rulings in conflict: What comes next?
The Texas case that could cut off access to the most commonly used abortion medication has started on a path through the legal system that could quickly lead to the Supreme Court. The drug, mifepristone, was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration more than two decades ago. It's use
Abortion pill ruling: Women in America 'in a state of fear', says Kamala Harris
The Biden administration is pushing back on blows to abortion access, with Kamala Harris blasting the recent ruling of a federal judge in Texas that could pave the way to a nationwide ban on the abortion medication, mifepristone.Abortion pill ruling: Women in America 'in
Woman denied abortion wants Louisiana ban clearer
A pregnant Louisiana woman, who was denied an abortion despite her fetus having a rare and fatal condition, demanded on Friday that Gov. John Bel Edwards and the legislature call a special session to rewrite and clarify the state's abortion laws.Woman denied abortion wants Louisiana ban clearer
Watch: Activist warns of crisis after abortion ruling
A veteran civil rights activist who pioneered reproductive rights has warned of the repercussions of Friday's Supreme Court decision to end constitutional protections for abortion. (AP)Watch: Activist warns of crisis after abortion ruling
Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court's 'leaked' draft fuels state abortion battles
The Supreme Court's apparent intention to abolish a nationwide right to abortion, spelled out in a draft opinion leaked this week, will expand the battlefield of the nation's most highly charged culture war, taking it to states where abortion access has long been assured. Dem
US President Joe Biden signs executive order on abortion access
President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the "extreme" Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and delivered an impassioned plea for Americans upset by the decision to "vote, vote, vote vote" in November. US President Joe Biden signs executive order on aborti
US: Texas abortion pill lawsuit, Associated Press explains
A conservative federal judge in Texas heard arguments Wednesday from a Christian group seeking to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s more than 2-decade-old approval of an abortion medication, in a case that could threaten the most common form of abortion in the U.S.Lawyers for the g
US: Abortion, women's rights grow as priorities; AP-NORC Center poll finds
A new AP-NORC Center poll finds a growing percentage of Americans calling out abortion or women's rights as priorities for the government in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (AP)US: Abortion, women's rights grow as priorities; AP-NORC Center p
US Abortion Law: Dueling protesters outside Supreme Court building
Dueling protesters staged demonstrations Saturday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. The crowd gathered a day after the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision to overturn a constitutional right to abortion. (June 25) (AP Video by Mike Pesoli)US Abortion
Dubai-bound Indigo flight suffers bird hit on runway, take-off aborted at Mangaluru airport
A Dubai-bound Indigo aircraft which was taxiing on the runway of the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) here suffered a bird-hit on Thursday morning, forcing the cancellation of the take-off, airport sources said. Sources said the incident occurred at arou
Delhi High Court issues guidelines for sexual assault victims where pregnancy exceeds 24 weeks
Imposing the responsibility of motherhood on a sexual assault victim would amount to denying her the human right to live with dignity, the Delhi High Court has observed while passing a slew of guidelines for medical examination of such victims in cases whe
US Vice President Kamala Harris rallies against abortion rights rollback
On the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe vs. Wade, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Harris is rallying supporters against efforts in Washington and in Republican-led states to restrict abortion. (AP)US Vice President Kamala Harris rallies against abortion r
US: Florida Gov Ron DeSantis signs 15-week abortion ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a 15-week abortion ban into law. The move comes amid a growing conservative push to restrict abortion ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit access to the procedure nationwide. (AP)US: Florida Gov Ron DeSantis signs 15-week abortion ban
US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion, overturns landmark Roe v. Wade ruling
The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of America's most divisive issues. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v. Wade" deci
US President Joe Biden calls abortion ruling 'a sad day' for America
US President Joe Biden said Friday that "it's a sad day for the court and the country" after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. "Now with Roe gone, let's be very clear, the health and life of women across this na
Massive protests break out across USA over Supreme Court's 'abortion rights' verdict
As the Supreme Court’s reversal of abortion rights sank in among Americans on Friday, protests swelled in Washington, D.C., and in city centers, town plazas and parks across the United States. Some were coordinated, some less so. Outside the Supreme Court, a divided
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