Tag: abortion
Brazil’s top court wrestles with abortion at special hearing
RIO DE JANEIRO: Supporters and opponents of legalizing abortion testified Friday in front of Brazil's top court, an extraordinary session at a time when...
Activists slam punishment of raped girl who had abortion
JAKARTA: Activists on Monday criticized a six-month prison sentence given to a 15-year-old Indonesian girl who had an abortion after being repeatedly raped by...
Parents claim daughter did not undergo forced abortion, vow to bring...
LAHORE: Farah's parents, the girl who flew back to Italy on Friday, vowed to bring her back and regain her custody from the Italian authorities.
Punjab...
Italy flies Pakistani woman back after ‘forced abortion’
ROME: Italy’s foreign minister proudly announced the return to Italy on Thursday of a Pakistani woman who it claimed had been taken by her...
Church and religion take back seat as a secular Ireland votes...
NENAGH/CORK: Three decades after Ireland introduced one of the world's only constitutional bans on abortion, the Church that was so pivotal in securing the...
Ireland to call abortion referendum in May
DUBLIN: Ireland will hold a referendum at the end of May on liberalising its restrictive abortion laws, a highly sensitive issue in the traditionally...
In India, abortions are 20 times higher than estimated
'A shortage of trained staff and inadequate supplies and equipment are the primary reasons'
NEW DELHI: Some 15.6 million abortions take place in India each year,...
Abortion in Ireland: ‘It’s your uterus, your decision’
On March 8, thousands in Ireland protested for the right to choose.
Thousands of people across Ireland went on strike in solidarity with women...
