Our Staff Reporter December 04, 2020 ISLANABAD – The United Nations General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution co-sponsored by Pakistan and the Philippines on the “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural […]
Source: The New York Times By Niraj Chokshi A Chicago man is accused of promising to “slaughter and murder” doctors, patients and visitors at an abortion clinic, a threat that the […]
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — It was a small demonstration on a big topic for some Moroccan women trying to make some abortions legal. Two dozen activists gathered in […]
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent A court ruling that a woman with learning disabilities must have an abortion against her wishes has been overturned on appeal. The decision came […]
Source: The Guardian By Liz Ford Four women from Latin America whose lives were put at risk when they were not allowed abortions after being raped as girls are taking […]
Source: The Washington Post By Rachel Weiner and Laura Vozzella Requiring a doctor to perform most abortions in Virginia violates the Constitution, a federal judge in Richmond ruled Monday. The decision from […]
Source: Reuters BY Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – Western forces are trying to use Christianity to influence China’s society and even “subvert” the government, a senior official said, warning that […]
Source: Time By MARK SHERMAN / AP (WASHINGTON) — A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court’s views […]
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — Fighting off last-ditch resistance, Irish lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill introducing free and legal abortion to a nation that was […]
Source: BBC News A bill to legalise abortion services in the Republic of Ireland has passed all stages in the Dáil (Irish parliament). TDs voted in favour of the legislation […]
Source: Reuters BY Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A group of Jewish Americans sued Airbnb Inc on Wednesday in U.S. federal court, accusing the home rental company of religious discrimination over […]
Source: BBC News The authorities in Kenya have banned the international health organisation Marie Stopes from offering any form of abortion services. The Medical Practitioners Board says it made the […]
Source: Reuters By Gwladys Fouche, Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Norwegian cities on Saturday against restricting women’s access to abortion, the subject of talks between the […]
Source: The Guardian BY Nina Lakhani A rape victim is facing 20 years in jail charged with attempted murder, after she gave birth to her abuser’s baby in a latrine […]
Source: Pew Research Center People in Central and Eastern Europe are less accepting of Muslims and Jews, same-sex marriage, and legal abortion The Iron Curtain that once divided Europe may […]
Source: Huffington Post By Alanna Vagianos Pope Francis likened getting an abortion to “hiring a hitman” during an address at the Vatican on Wednesday. “I ask you: Is it right to […]
Source: BBC News By Mario Cacciottolo Malta is the only country in the EU where abortion remains illegal, and is still a taboo subject for many. But now, a ground-breaking […]
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak and Africa bureau chief based in Nairobi BETSINGILO, Madagascar — Nana thought for a second, and then shook her head. Donald Trump? No, never heard […]
Source: The Guardian BY Angela Giuffrida in Rome In one of his harshest criticisms of abortion, Pope Francis has compared the procedure to “hiring a hitman to resolve a problem”. The pontiff told his […]
Source: The Washington Post By Anna-Catherine Brigida SAN SALVADOR — Alba Lorena Rodríguez was five months pregnant when she started to feel sharp pains in her stomach while at home in December […]