Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women’s health and human rights in the majority Roman Catholic nation. “This is a historic step for the rights of women,” said Supreme Court Justice Luis Maria Aguilar. The unanimous vote by Mexico’s …
Read More »US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion ban
Divided court denies emergency request for an injunction barring enforcement of the most restrictive abortion measure since 1973. The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to block a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The judges voted 5-4 early on Thursday to deny an emergency …
Read More »Roberts sides with liberals on Supreme Court to block controversial Louisiana abortion law
Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the liberal justices on the Supreme Court on Monday to block a controversial Louisiana abortion law that critics said would have closed nearly every clinic in the state. The 5-4 ruling is a win for supporters of abortion rights who argued that the law …
Read More »US abortion doctor kept over 2,000 fetal remains at home.
More than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains have been found at the Illinois home of a former Indiana abortion clinic doctor who died last week, authorities said. The Will County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release late Saturday that an attorney for Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s family contacted the coroner’s …
Read More »US state abortion law fuels boycott call.
New abortion law in the US state of Georgia has fuelled calls for a Hollywood boycott from actors and production companies. A number of actors had signed an open letter in March pledging not to work there should the law pass. Governor Brian Kemp signed the so-called “heartbeat” bill on …
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