Reproductive rights
‘I will do the same again’: activists continue fight against Poland’s strict abortion laws
Justyna Wydrzyńska, who was convicted for providing abortion pills, refuses to give up campaign for legal terminations
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
24, May, 2023 @4:00 AM
Fresh US abortion bans show Republicans trying to soften message
Lawmakers in Nebraska and North Carolina shift to ‘common sense’ abortion laws that are more restrictive than they seem
Poppy Noor
21, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
Pressure builds as North Carolina set to override abortion ban veto
Governor Roy Cooper has vowed to reject the bill, but the state legislature has a veto-proof Republican majority to overrule him
Makaelah Walters in Raleigh
10, May, 2023 @10:00 AM
These abortion clinics no longer provide abortions – but are still hanging on
Even in states with bans, a handful of abortion clinics are still open, providing ‘aftercare’ for patients who travel out of state or manage their own abortions
Rebecca Grant
05, May, 2023 @9:00 AM
‘Patients will be denied care’: Utah court hears challenge to abortion clinic ban
Abortion is legal in Utah up to 18 weeks, but a new law requiring it to be performed only in hospitals will all but end access, critics say
MacKenzie Ryan
28, Apr, 2023 @9:00 AM
Disabled Australian women face forced sterilisation, abortion and contraception, health groups say
Inquiry submissions speak of ‘reproductive violence’, ‘coercion’ and ‘extreme’ violation of rights of women with disabilities
Tory Shepherd
26, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Motherhood on ice: lack of suitable men drives women to freeze their eggs
A lack of equal male partners, rather than career or educational ambitions, is why more women are trying to prolong their fertility
Miranda Bryant
23, Apr, 2023 @7:00 AM
Democratic states stockpile abortion pills as legal fight for access looms
US supreme court has preserved access to mifespristone for now, but blue states announce plans to safeguard abortion rights
Maya Yang
22, Apr, 2023 @4:24 PM
US supreme court to decide on abortion pill access after extending deadline
Legal challenge to FDA approval of mifepristone could have implications for women’s reproductive health across the country
Lauren Gambino
21, Apr, 2023 @4:31 PM
US supreme court justice blocks ruling that limits abortion pill access – as it happened
Temporary pause on lower court rulings gives court additional time to consider a longer stay
Gabrielle Canon (now) and Gloria Oladipo (earlier)
14, Apr, 2023 @9:38 PM
Fate of US abortion drug hangs in balance ahead of Friday deadline
Mifepristone will lose its FDA approval this week unless an appeals court intervenes in a case likely to reach the supreme court
Mary Tuma
12, Apr, 2023 @5:11 PM
Women in England and Wales ‘feel pressured to opt for medical abortions’
Underfunded services resulting in more women choosing cheaper at-home abortion pill, study finds
Rachel Hall
10, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM
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