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The legislation was overwhelmingly passed earlier this year by the French National Assembly and Senate.
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Britney Spears wrote that she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake more than 20 years ago
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Two persons drowned in separate incidents in the erstwhile Medak district on a rain-hit day.
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At a time when there is widespread outrage in the United States over its Supreme Court’s regressive decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, the Indian judiciary has earned kudos by unambiguously coming out in support of women’s right to reproductive health. In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that all women […]
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A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said the exclusion of unmarried women, who conceive out of live-in relationship, from the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules is unconstitutional.
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Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on abortion access, as the issue continues to divide the society. Friday’s move came two weeks after the US Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional protection of abortion rights for women across the country, reports Xinhua news agency. The […]
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Washington: A 10-year-old girl six weeks and three days pregnant in Ohio was denied an abortion in the state after the Supreme Court of US overturned the Roe vs Wade decision last week. The patient is now travelling to Indiana for an abortion, the Hill reported on Saturday. A child abuse doctor in Ohio contacted […]
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Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra Jonas has expressed her anguish over the recent US Supreme Court decision. The Indian actress took to her Instagram stories to former US President Barack Obama’s wife and author Michelle Obama’s post on the ruling on abortion rights. Renowned personalities have been protesting the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. […]
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Since the Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned the Roe v. Wade judgment on 24 June, scores of people have come out to express their grief and anger. Among them are the likes of Taylor Swift, former President Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, and Rihanna among others. Joining the list of celebrities that […]
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United Nations: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has denounced the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade that established a constitutional right to abortion, saying that it was a huge blow to women’s human rights and gender equality. “Access to safe, legal and effective abortion is firmly rooted […]
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Hyderabad: After a landmark ruling in 1973, often referred to as the Roe v Wade case, abortion was made legal across the United States. The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned that right by a 6-3 majority. Abortion could instantly become illegal in about half of the country’s states. What is ‘Roe v. Wade’? In […]
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Los Angeles: The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its historic Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision in its 50th year, has been greeted with widespread criticism from American celebrities. Voicing the majority view in the entertainment industry, pop star Taylor Swift tweeted: “I’m absolutely terrified that this is where we are — that […]
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Washington: Abortion clinics across the US have begun to shut after the Supreme Court overturned its 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision which granted women constitutional right to abortion. In the wake of the 5-4 order on Friday, about half of states are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans, out of which 13 have outlawed abortion […]
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Washington: Millions of women in the US are expected to lose the legal right to abortion as the country’s Supreme Court overturned a 50-year-old ruling that legalised it nationwide. The court struck down the landmark Roe vs Wade decision, weeks after an unprecedented leaked document suggested it favoured doing so, the BBC reported on Friday. […]
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San Francisco: The US lawmakers have asked tech giant Google to fix abortion searches that mislead users to “anti-abortion fake clinics”. According to USA Today, some Democratic members of Congress have asked Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to address concerns about Google search and map results for abortion information that are including “anti-abortion fake clinics”. Democratic Senators […]
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San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook is collecting ultra-sensitive personal data about abortion seekers and allowing anti-abortion organisations to use that data to target and influence people online, media reports say. A joint investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and The Markup found that Facebook is already collecting data about people who visit the websites […]
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San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has banned using the word ‘abortion’ at its internal employee messaging platform called Workplace, citing it “an increased risk” that the social media platform can be seen as a “hostile work environment.” According to a report in The Verge, a Meta executive told employees on Thursday that they are prohibited […]
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Ottawa: Canadian federal government officials have said that new fund is provided for projects to improve access by removing barriers to vital abortion services and offer accurate reproductive health information. According to a news release, Canadian Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien announced more than […]