LAST UPDATE: 20:50 The Supreme Court today overturned the landmark decision “Roe vs. Wade”, which had recognized the right to abortion in the USA in 1973 as constitutional. The controversial but long-awaited court ruling now gives U.S. states the power to enact their own abortion laws without fear of being ruled unconstitutional by the Roe […]
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Poland: Lower House rejects proposal to relax abortion regime
Polish lawmakers today rejected a proposal by a citizens’ initiative to relax a law banning abortions, one of the most conservative in Europe. The lower house, where the ruling Conservatives have a majority, has voted against allowing voluntary abortions until the twelfth week of pregnancy. A total of 265 deputies voted against the relaxation of […]
US: Democratic ‘rebellion’ blocked the right to abortion
With Democrat Joe Manchin splitting from the party line and siding with Republicans, the opposition blocked the Senate from enacting a law on women’s right to abortion. In particular, in view of the publication of the decision of the Supreme Court, which according to what has become known overturns a fundamental protection of women for […]
Τζ. Jellen: Banning abortions could hurt the economy
US Treasury Secretary Janet Glenn said today that banning abortions could have a “very damaging effect” on the US economy, as some women could not complete their education, reducing their working-life income. while others would be left out of the workforce. Speaking to the Senate Banking Committee, Glenn said research has shown that banning women […]
US: Abortion rights activists call for mass rallies on May 14
“We’re in action”: Many major progressives have called on Americans to hold mass rallies across the United States on May 14 to defend the right to an abortion, which the country’s Supreme Court seems ready to strengthen. “The time has come to redouble our efforts,” “there is no time to lose,” Kelly Robinson, a Planned […]
USA: Louisiana promotes abortion under which abortions would be considered homicide
Lawmakers in Louisiana are pushing for a bill that would completely ban abortions in this US state, giving constitutional rights to “all unborn children from the moment of fertilization”, under which abortions would be considered homicide. The move came on Wednesday, two days after a draft Supreme Court ruling overturned a landmark 1973 ruling that […]
Right to abortion in US: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks of ‘attack on freedom’
Former United States Vice President and Republican Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday that the Republicans intend to revoke the right to abortion at the federal level following the explosive revelation in the press turn the issue into a political “weapon” in the run-up to the November midterm elections, talking about an “attack” on women […]
Oklahoma governor ratifies one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the US
The Republican governor of the US state of Oklahoma, in the US South, announced that he has signed the third law that prohibits abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy, one of the most restrictive in the United States, while the Supreme Court, where the Conservatives now have an absolute majority, it is preparing to […]
Biden backs Roe v Wade’s decision to legalize abortion
US President Joe Biden has said he “continues to support” the Roe v Wade case law of 1973, which legalized abortion in the country, the future of which may depend on a Supreme Court ruling. “I did not see the debate today at all,” Biden was quoted as saying by reporters. abortions after the 15th […]
