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Abortion has been a losing issue for GOP since end of federal right but Pence, Scott and Hutchinson urged tightening restrictionsEight Republican presidential hopefuls clashed over the future of abortion access on Wednesday night in the first debate of…
Panel overrode earlier decision in which top court decided a similar restriction was unconstitutionalSouth Carolina’s new all-male highest court on Wednesday reversed course on abortion rights, upholding the state’s strict six-week ban on the procedure…
Concerns mount as ultraconservative Republican party’s ‘right to life’ proposal could be enshrined in constitutionThe hard-won right to an abortion in Chile is at risk of being overturned, activists have warned, as the country’s far right moves to ensh…
Ruling prevents mifepristone being prescribed by non-doctors or shipped by mail but does not order drug off marketA US appeals court ruled on Wednesday to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, returning to regulations that were in place in se…
A successful Australian trial of a urine test to detect whether an abortion has worked will be welcomed by rural and remote patients, say cliniciansFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free ap…
The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedureA 13-year-old girl in Mississippi gave birth to a boy after she was raped as well as impregnated by a stranger – and then was …
Officials argue ‘unborn child’ may not have rights under US constitution in lawsuit defense over prison guard stillbirthIn defending themselves against a lawsuit, Texas officials have argued that an “unborn child” may not have rights under the US const…
Referendum shows concerns over abortion access remain a powerful force in American politicsWhen Ohio Republicans decided to rush a constitutional amendment on to the statewide ballot this year, they made a big bet.They bet that turnout would be low in …
While anti-abortion activists vow to ‘continue the fight’, supporters of abortion retain hope for November electionIn a resounding victory for supporters of abortion rights, Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Issue 1, a GOP-backed ballot me…
Proposal would have made it considerably harder to amend state constitution as voters give verdict on Issue 1Ohio voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal that would have made it considerably harder to amend the state constitution in a major win for repro…