Search results for ‘abortion’
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Arizona reinstates abortion ban from 1864
It was a time before the West was truly won, nearly 50 years before statehood and six decades before women would get the vote. Arizona in 1864 was a wild and inhospitable place, but it did have laws, including one which banned abortion in nearly all circumstances.
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Red, White and Blue: Oscar nominated short film explores the US’s strict abortion laws
A punch to the gut – that’s how many have described the short film Red, White and Blue, which highlights the limited access to abortion for many women in the United States.
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Pro-choice campaigners concerned over new guidelines on ‘safe access zones’ outside abortion clinics
Pro-choice, pro-abortion campaigners fear the UK government could be about to water down legislation which prevents women who are attending clinics for terminations being confronted by anti-abortion protesters.
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Ohio votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution
In the United States, the Democrats have been celebrating a series of election victories across the country – including Ohio, where voters overwhelmingly backed access to abortion.
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Ohio Right to Life president reacts to vote delivering victory for abortion rights supporters
Jackie spoke to Michael Gonidakis, the president of the Ohio Right to Life group, which campaigns to ban abortion. She began by asking him whether yesterday’s vote showed that there was in fact broad support for abortion rights in Ohio.
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Ohio vote delivers victory for abortion rights
Voters in Ohio have roundly defeated a proposal which would have made it more difficult to enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution.
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‘Punishment and imprisonment is not the answer’ to preventing late abortion, says Labour MP
A woman who was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown is to be released from prison early.
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Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit
A mother-of-three has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to procuring drugs to induce an abortion after the legal limit.
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Disability and abortion: Actors explore ethics of terminations past 24 weeks
Under British law – a woman can have a termination up to full term if the fetus is diagnosed at risk of severe health conditions or impairments.
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Kansas abortion vote shows ‘majority of Americans want abortion mostly legal’, historian says
We were joined from California by Professor Mary Ziegler, law professor and historian of abortion rights in America.
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Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution
It was the first test at the ballot box since the US Supreme Court overturned a women’s right to an abortion, previously enshrined by the Roe v Wade case.
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‘It will define who we are’ – Merle Hoffman’s 50-year fight for abortion rights in America
Fifty years ago Merle Hoffman was on the frontline of the battle to secure legal abortions for American women – opening one of the first abortion clinics in the country.
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Abortion rights: Northern Ireland making little progress since abortions decriminalised in 2019
Ciaran Jenkins has been talking to one of the handful of doctors who are providing terminations, who says their work feels more like a backstreet operation.
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Women accessing abortion care should not face harassment, says Scottish women’s health minister
We were joined from Edinburgh by Maree Todd, the minister for women’s health in the Scottish government.
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US abortion rights: Legal challenges after Roe v Wade ruling overturned
From legal challenges to street rallies, pro-choice campaigners are continuing to protest across America, after the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down womens’ constitutional right to an abortion.
