EMERGENCY ABORTIONS
US Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions offers no clarity for states The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Thursday temporarily permits abortions for women facing medical emergencies in Idaho, even though the state enforces a near-total ban on the procedure. Despite this ruling, legal experts believe it fails to clear...
28 Jun, 2024, 08.25 AM ISTBiden’s shrinking lead among women voters is a worrying sign for the Democrats; Rising inflation emerges as key issue for women voters President Joe Biden’s lead among women voters has reduced to a single digit number and this is a cause for concern for the Democrats ahead of the Presidential polls. Further, abortion rights, democratic issues and rising inflation have emerged as th...
20 Jun, 2024, 07.57 PM ISTG7 tackles migration, economy & more, but differs on abortion Leaders of the G7 nations focused on artificial intelligence, economic security, and migration during their summit in Italy, addressing major global challenges like financial support for Ukraine and climate change.
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Army gets its first indigenous man-portable suicide drones The Indian army has integrated the Nagastra 1 loitering munition, designed by Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), as its first indigenous man-portable suicide drones. These drones enhance the army's precision strike capabilities against enemy trainin...
13 Jun, 2024, 11.57 PM ISTFlorida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care The new ban has an exception for saving a woman's life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest, but Roberts said health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly - s...
06 May, 2024, 12.28 PM ISTFlorida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care Florida enacts a controversial six-week abortion ban, alarming doctors and activists who fear it restricts crucial healthcare access. Concerns arise over exceptions and potential dangers posed to women's health, with fears that skilled practitioners...
06 May, 2024, 12.27 PM ISTFrance set to make abortion constitutional right French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support. - Most members of the French public support the move to give the right extra protect...
04 Mar, 2024, 08.31 AM ISTWhy has Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked pregnant woman from emergency abortion In a legal battle, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks Kate Cox, a pregnant woman facing a life-threatening genetic condition in her unborn baby, from proceeding with an emergency abortion, raising questions about the state's stringent aborti...
09 Dec, 2023, 06.49 PM ISTTexas judge grants court-ordered abortion to pregnant woman in landmark ruling amidst state's strict ban The decision, issued on Thursday (local time), stands out as a crucial development in the ongoing discourse surrounding the state's stringent ban on abortions post-six weeks, recognised as one of the most restrictive nationwide.
08 Dec, 2023, 12.45 PM ISTLift-off, Parachute, and Splash: How ISRO plans to send Indian astronauts into the space Take a virtual tour of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) on Sriharikota island, where ISRO is preparing for the Gaganyaan mission. The upcoming test, known as the 'inflight abort demonstration,' will evaluate the crew escape system (CES) and the...
20 Oct, 2023, 02.39 PM ISTSupreme Court to decide fate of Mifepristone: A deep dive into Texas abortion medication lawsuit At the center of the Texas medication abortion lawsuit lies mifepristone, a drug developed by Danco Laboratories, embroiled in a contentious legal battle that has the potential to shape the future of abortion access in the United States.
09 Sep, 2023, 07.28 PM ISTStudy finds common arthritis drug could boost effectiveness of contraceptives Combining the anti-inflammatory pain medication piroxicam with the widely available morning-after pill levonorgestrel, also called Plan B, could boost the contraceptive's effectiveness to prevent pregnancies, according to a new study.
17 Aug, 2023, 08.06 PM ISTEmotional testimonies in Abortion Ban lawsuit: Woman suing Texas vomits on the stand Heart-wrenching testimonies from three women who experienced denied abortions due to serious pregnancy complications filled the courtroom during the lawsuit challenging Texas' abortion ban.
20 Jul, 2023, 04.11 PM ISTRussia seeks calm after aborted mutiny, West sees cracks in Putin's power Ending their short-lived mutiny, Wagner fighters halted their rapid advance on Moscow, withdrew from the southern Russian city of Rostov and headed back to their bases late on Saturday under a deal that guaranteed their safety. Their commander, Yevg...
26 Jun, 2023, 12.12 PM ISTThe Abortion pill ruling: What's happened, what's at stake, what's next The Supreme Court ruled to maintain the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a commonly used abortion pill, while an appeal moves forward, in a legal battle that could have wide-ranging consequences for access to abortion and the FDA's regulatory authori...
22 Apr, 2023, 11.03 AM ISTUS Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill The US Supreme Court has preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in over half of US abortions, by freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely limited access. An appeals court had already imposed stri...
22 Apr, 2023, 07.27 AM ISTUS Supreme Court extends access to abortion pill to Friday The Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, the maker of the drug, want the nation's highest court to reject limits on mifepristone's use imposed by lower courts, at least as long as the legal case makes it way through the courts...
20 Apr, 2023, 06.42 AM ISTUS Supreme Court hits pause on abortion pill ban The nation's highest court issued an "administrative stay" freezing the rulings until Wednesday to allow for parties to submit their arguments to the tribunal -- scene of the latest battleground in America's war over reproductive rights. The move ca...
15 Apr, 2023, 06.30 AM ISTUS judge suspends approval of mifepristone in latest abortion setback Kacsmaryk's ruling is a preliminary injunction that would essentially ban sales of mifepristone while the case by anti-abortion groups before him continues. The judge, who was appointed to the bench by Republican President Donald Trump, has not yet ...
08 Apr, 2023, 08.37 AM ISTDelhi High Court recognises woman's choice to give birth; allows termination of 33-week pregnancy The judge, while permitting the woman to immediately undergo medical termination of pregnancy, noted that the medical board unfortunately did not give a "categorical opinion" on the degree of handicap or the quality of the life of the foetus after b...
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