Abortion News

Voters shot down the citizens’ initiative by a vote of 59.1% to 40.9%, with 85% of the vote reportedIn 1967, six years before the US Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade, Colorado became the first state to pass a law broadening access to abortion

Organisers and the city of Warsaw said some 100,000 people took part, ruling on October 22 outlawing abortions due to foetal defectsThe government has accused demonstrators of risking the lives of the elderly by defying strict pandemic rules against large gatherings

A court ruling effectively bans almost all abortions in a country that already had one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws

About 79% of chemists no longer stock medical abortion drugs due to over-regulation, shows survey

There is abysmal stocking in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Delhi, says study. About 79% of chemists no longer stock medical abortion drugs to avoid legal issues and excessive documentation requirements.

MTP (Amendment) Bill aims to extend legal abortion services on eugenic, social, therapeutic, humanitarian groundsA section of experts say that all women should be included in the law

The extension to 24 weeks will help survivors of rape, victims of incest and other vulnerable womenName and other particulars of a woman who wants an abortion will not be revealed except to a person authorised

The drug regulator had issued an advisory on 9 Aug, mandating the 'product be used only under the supervision of a service provider and in a medical facility' Mifepristone and Misoprostol are popular abortion pills

While conservatives complain of censorship, liberal groups argue the opposite: that social media sites carry too much misinformationFacebook in particular has been at the center of social media debate

Even five decades after legalization, abortions in India lack basic safety standards