Things are hotting up for the non profit making organisation known as Planned Parenthood. It seems anti-abortion supporters are making a concerted effort to force the federal government to stop funding the body. Planned Parenthood offers a range of services to families and women in particular, who need help, via clinics which operate throughout the […]
Research in Ghana comparing rich literate and poor illiterate women found the richer women were more likely to seek an abortion. The research which was carried out by the University of Cape Coast Department of Population and Health suggests that the second commonest cause of death among women was due directly to unsafe abortions. In […]
The High Court in London was due to make ruling last month on whether it is legal for a woman to carry out a self-administered abortion at home. To date, any medication taken by a patient had to be administered under controlled conditions in a clinic. This has been criticised as denying a woman to […]
Members of a committee in the United States House of Representatives passed the pro-life ‘protect life’ bill despite a strong and determined fight by three prominent Democrats. The Protect Life Act seeks to amend and strengthen a previous act – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which prevents any federal funding of abortion services. […]
A billboard which effectively compared legal abortion with genocide has been severely criticised. The billboard appears to be the latest strategy in targeting particular communities in an effort to influence them. While hard hitting adverts are normal today – anti tobacco ads have been around for a long time now – this appears to be […]
Based on medical research which apparently has found an unborn baby’s heartbeat can be heard as soon as 18 days after conception, Ohio State legislators are proposing a time limit bill. This would stop abortion being carried out beyond 18 days. Called the Heartbeat Bill, it is being proposed by Republican Lynn Wachtmann. He recently […]
The Israel Health Ministry recently released figures that show the number of legal abortions over the last few years has dropped by 19%. Since the formation of the Middle Eastern state in 1948, the number of abortions has steadily increased with around 40,000 foetuses being aborted every year. Access to abortion in Israel is a […]
Voters have been making their own feelings felt over what they see as archaic views over abortion by Republican politicians. One voter, Ilene Seidman, a professor of law said: “I think a victim-blaming culture is still alive and well.” She was referring to a Bill proposed by a New Jersey Representative that would have forced […]
The abortion debate in the United States took yet another disturbing twist recently when a Republican proposed a new bill. The proposal put forward by Joe Pitts will allow hospitals to decide whether to refuse to carry out an abortion even if that means letting the woman die. This is the latest in a number […]
The State of Georgia is proposing legislation that would see abortions over 20 weeks banned. Known as the ‘Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act’, the gestational age of the foetus would have to be checked, and if it is over 20 weeks, doctors will not be allowed to perform the abortion. The lawyer proposing the […]