Argentina steps closer to legalising abortion
Source: BBC News Catholic Argentina’s lower house has backed a bill legalising abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. After a divisive debate lasting more than 22 hours, 129 […]
A New Publication Launched by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Human Rights & Islam Journal
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‘My body, my choice’: Argentina moves closer to legal abortion with key vote
Source: The Guardian BY Elizabeth Sulis Kim Even as calls for women in Argentina to be given the legal right to abortion have grown louder on its cities’ streets, a change in the […]
Irish Catholic hospitals ‘will have to perform abortions’
Source: BBC News Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos will be expected to carry out abortions when new laws on terminations come into effect, the Irish prime minister has said. […]
‘Make Sure Not to Talk Any Arabic’: American Muslims and Their Guns
Source: The New York Times Photographs by AMR ALFIKY Text by ADEEL HASSAN When Sheima Muhammad takes her Glock pistol to her local gun range in central Ohio, she gets funny looks. […]
UK top court says it can’t demand abortion law change in Northern Ireland
Source: Reuters BY Estelle Shirbon, Amanda Ferguson LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – Britain’s Supreme Court expressed the view on Thursday that Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law was incompatible with the European Convention on […]
Denmark Talks (Reluctantly) About a Ban on Circumcising Boys
Source: The New York Times By Martin Selsoe Sorensen COPENHAGEN — Denmark has a long record of taking daring steps on issues like gender rights, development aid and green energy. […]
Portugal parliament rejects legal euthanasia in divisive vote
Source: Reuters By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament rejected on Tuesday a bill that would have legalized voluntary euthanasia for terminal patients in the Catholic-majority country by a […]
On Abortion Rights, Ireland Has Mirror Image in Conservative Poland
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Drew Hinshaw and Francis X. Rocca WARSAW, Poland—Ireland’s vote on Friday to legalize abortion echoed through another Roman Catholic-majority country in Europe, but one […]
Portugal considers allowing euthanasia, assisted suicide
Source: Associated Press By BARRY HATTON LISBON, Portugal (AP) — After legalizing abortion and same-sex marriage in recent times, Portuguese lawmakers will decide Tuesday on another issue that has brought […]
Irish vote shows need for new pro-life strategy
Source: Religion News Service By Thomas Reese (RNS) — The overwhelming vote in Ireland in favor of allowing access to abortion shows that the pro-life movement needs a new strategy. Trying […]
Ireland abortion referendum: PM hails ‘quiet revolution’
Source: BBC News The Irish prime minister has hailed his country’s “quiet revolution” as early results point to a “resounding” vote for overturning the abortion ban. Leo Varadkar was speaking […]
Europe’s New Privacy Law Takes Effect Today. Here’s How the World Is Handling Digital Rights
Source: Time By IAN BREMMER May 25, 2018 The European Union’s much-vaunted General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force this week. But Europe isn’t the only entity trying to balance […]
Ireland Abortion Vote: ‘It’s Not a Man’s Issue,’ but Male Turnout Is Crucial
Source: The New York Times By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura ASHBOURNE, Ireland — Until recently, Aoife and Muiriosa O’Sullivan, 23-year-old twins from a religiously conservative family, led nearly identical lives: They wore […]
Irish Expats Travel Home to Vote on Abortion Referendum
Source: The New York Times By Matthew Haag Thousands of Irish citizens who live around the world have chronicled their journeys back there this week to vote on Friday in a divisive […]
Ireland set to end abortion ban in landslide vote: exit polls
Source: Reuters By Padraic Halpin, Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit […]
Saudi Arabia arrests key activist in human rights crackdown
Source: The Guardian Mohammed al-Bajadi held along with women who campaigned for right to drive BY Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Prince Mohammed bin Salman: the arrests may be a warning […]
Ireland votes on its abortion ban, a ‘once in a generation’ decision
Source: The Washington Post By William Booth and Amanda Ferguson Signs for repealing and keeping Ireland’s abortion ban seen this month next to a cemetery in Castlerea. (James Forde for The Washington Post) […]
Catholic Church Takes a Background Role Ahead of Ireland’s Abortion Vote
Source: Wall Street Journal By Paul Hannon in Dublin and Francis X. Rocca in Rome A vote this week on whether to repeal Ireland’s constitutional abortion ban has sparked an emotional debate across the […]
Irish anti-abortion campaigners dodge Google’s ad ban
Source: The Guardian BY Jim Waterson and Pamela Duncan Campaigners use alternative platforms to promote message on news sites and games A ‘vote no’ campaigner at a rally in Dublin. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty […]
