Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house have today passed a bill that would legalize elective abortions to the 14th week of pregnancy, The proposal was from President Alberto Fernández in response to long-sought demands from women’s rights activists in the homeland of Pope Francis. The bill still needs approval from the country’s Senate in a debate … Read more
Emmerdale actress Charlotte Bellamy has defended the show’s decision to run with a controversial storyline in which her character elects for an abortion after discovering her unborn child has Down Syndrome. The scenes, which are yet to air, have polarised fans of the long-running soap, with some claiming they perpetuate the idea that children born … Read more
Emmerdale fans have slammed the soap after it was revealed Laurel Thomas and Jai Sharma will have an abortion because their unborn child has Down’s Syndrome. Viewers hit out at the show on Thursday for going ahead with the storyline, saying they were adding to stigma against those with Down’s Syndrome and perpetuating the idea … Read more
‘I told her how much she was loved and then I let her go’: Tory MP Cherilyn Mackrory weeps as she tells baby loss debate she ‘kissed her daughter goodbye’ after agonising abortion decision at 20 weeks when she discovered baby was severely d Falmouth and Truro MP fought back tears during a debate on … Read more
Poland’s new abortion laws have been thrown into chaos after a spy mowed down protestors, a glamourous TV presenter quit her job, and the president’s daughter and wife slated the new bill, saying they think women have the right to choose. A spy working for Poland’s equivalent of MI5 has been arrested after ploughing his … Read more
Protesters targeted Catholic churches across Poland on Sunday in the fourth straight day of upheaval against a near-total ban on abortion in the EU country. Demonstrators chanted ‘we’ve had enough!’ and ‘barbarians’ inside a church in the western city of Poznan, according to a video clip posted on social media, in scenes that were repeated … Read more
Daytime Emmy-winning co-host Sharon Osbourne discussed how ‘afraid and alone’ she felt after undergoing an abortion at the tender age of 18. ‘I was terrified to tell my parents [Don & Hope Arden]. Terrified,’ the 68-year-old grandmother-of-three confessed on Friday’s episode of The Talk. ‘Especially my father. They would have been disappointed in me. I … Read more
Thousands of Poles took to the streets on Friday night on a second day of demonstrations against a near-total ban on abortion. Catholic Poland’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday that existing legislation which allows for the abortion of malformed foetuses was ‘incompatible’ with the protection of life. Furious protesters rallied in several cities in a … Read more
Thousands of Poles took to the streets on Friday night on a second day of demonstrations against a near-total ban on abortion. Catholic Poland’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday that existing legislation which allows for the abortion of malformed foetuses was ‘incompatible’ with the protection of life. Furious protesters rallied in several cities in a … Read more
Twenty Republican senators sent a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking that the abortion pill be deemed dangerous. The letter centers around a drug taken to abort an early pregnancy known as Mifeprex or by its generic name mifepristone. Led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the lawmakers call on Commissioner Stephen … Read more