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Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned

A growing number of abortions happen through telehealth – including for women in states with strict bans

The Guardian - US

3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminated a nearly 50-year constitutional right to abortion and returned the authority to regulate abortion to the states.

The Conversation

First Thing: Trump talks of regime change in Iran and insists US ‘obliterated’ nuclear sites

US president says strikes led to ‘monumental damage’ and questioned if the regime could ‘make Iran great again’. Plus, the dolls that have sparked moral panic in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

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Republican lawmaker with ectopic pregnancy nearly died amid new Florida abortion laws – but blames the left

Kat Cammack recounts emergency room ordeal but claims ‘fearmongering’ by Democrats and pro-choice activists sowing confusion among medical professionals

The Independent UK

Who Is Kat Cammack? Family, Net Worth And Does Her Office Support State's Anti-Abortion Law Now That Her Pregnancy At Risk?

Cammack's ectopic pregnancy emergency showed how strict laws can cause delays in necessary treatment, risking lives despite medical urgency.

International Business Times UK

The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds

A new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth

The Independent UK

Republican representative’s ectopic pregnancy clashes with Florida abortion law

Kat Cammack blames left’s fearmongering after medical staff hesitated to give her drugs needed to end pregnancy

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Under Trump, being pregnant is dangerous

The recent change in guidance on emergency care endangers lives and creates uncertainty for doctors

Salon

Why the ‘individual conscience vote’ of MPs had its own assisted death last week

NEWS ANALYSIS: Votes on abortion and assisted death suggest the UK is on the cusp of a major shift – issues once determined by the conscience of individual MPs are becoming American-style party political matters, political editor David Maddox writes

The Independent UK

Voices: We still need to have difficult conversations about abortion

COMMENT: Landmark changes to abortion legislation earlier this week will doubtless spark fiery debates at heatwave barbecues. Here, Claire Cohen explains how Gen Z women can take the sting out of discussions about those who opt to terminate their pregnancies after 24 weeks

The Independent UK

'I was terrified I was going to die.' Rape victims in Brazil struggle to access legal abortions

A Brazilian woman who says she became pregnant after being raped in March should have been granted access to a legal abortion

The Independent UK

Westminster is set to decriminalise abortion – what about Scotland?

WESTMINSTER legislation to decriminalise abortion has cleared the House of Commons this week - but what about Scotland?

The National (Scotland)

New Rio de Janeiro law requires public hospitals to display anti-abortion signs

Opponents view the controversial act as part of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict abortion access

The Guardian - US

Popular period-tracking apps can hold years of personal data – new NZ research finds mixed awareness of risk

Period-tracking apps are popular digital tools for a range of menstrual, reproductive and general health purposes. But the way these apps collect and use data involves risk.

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Evening Standard

Legislation to decriminalise abortion for women clears the Commons

MPs voted 312 to 95, majority 217 to approve the Crime and Policing Bill at third reading on Wednesday.

International Business Times UK

How Long Was Adriana Smith on Life Support? Brain‑Dead Nurse's Baby Delivered by C‑Section

Adriana Smith, a brain-dead Georgia nurse, was kept on life support for nearly four months to save her unborn baby. Here's what we know about her case and the delivery.

Evening Standard

No 10 says abortion law change must be ‘safe and workable’

The Government will consider whether further changes are needed after MPs backed decriminalising women who terminate their pregnancy.

International Business Times UK

UK Abortion Law Uproar: MPs' Move to Decriminalise Terminations Sparks Fears of Infanticide

A new UK law allows women to abort at any stage without prosecution, sparking cries of 'prenatal infanticide'. Is this women's rights or a moral overstep?

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The Independent UK

Voices: No woman should go to jail for ending a pregnancy – but the abortion law reforms don’t go far enough

COMMENT: This vote to decriminalise abortion was historic and long overdue, says barrister Charlotte Proudman – but if we stop here, we leave millions of women at risk

The Guardian - UK

Abortion remains a criminal offence in the UK because of the left’s timidity. We must learn from that – and fast

Tuesday’s vote in parliament was a missed opportunity – and proof that progressives are allowing the right to shape the key debates, says Labour MP Stella Creasy

Euronews

British lawmakers vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales

Amendment to the crime and policing bill means women who terminate their pregnancies after 24 weeks will no longer be prosecuted.

The Independent UK

Ohio Republicans to introduce bill that would treat abortion as homicide and ban all procedures in the state

Ohio residents voted to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution two years ago

Al Jazeera

UK votes to decriminalise abortion after prosecutions of some women

The amendment comes after police investigated more than 100 women, including some who had natural miscarriages.

The Independent UK

Abortion decriminalised in the UK after historic vote

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The Independent UK

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in biggest change to reproductive rights in decades

Move opposed by senior politicians including the justice secretary Shabana Mahmood, who branded it ‘extreme’

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