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Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble talk likeability, on-screen abortions and their new series I Hate Suzie Too

The best friends say there’s a liberation in letting your characters behave badly when you can’t

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022

Google lifts ban on Aussie abortion ads

The Greens will push for Google to front an inquiry after the telco stopped ads for abortion services appearing on the platform, before reversing the decision.

AAP · Dec 16, 2022

Maternal and infant mortality rates are higher in states with anti-abortion laws, report finds

Maternal death rates are 62 per cent higher in states with restrictions, newly published research finds

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Catholic bishops' abortion shift

Realizing that the faithful aren't following them, bishops adopt a "moderate" strategy — to reach a total ban

Salon · Dec 15, 2022

Ballot measures on weed and abortion won in 2022. Now they're fueling a backlash

Right-leaning states moved to make ballot measures tougher to pass after success of voter initiatives on abortion rights, marijuana and Medicaid expansion. That's led to pushback from state lawmakers.

WEKU · Dec 15, 2022

Commentary: Corporate America thrives where abortion is protected

Gina Raimondo doesn't “know why any woman would want to live in a state that criminalizes full access to health care.” The assertion by the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce is especially relevant after the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June that upheld…

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Australian abortion and contraceptive provider’s ads banned by Google

MSI Australia has been prevented from promoting its services through paid ads on Google since 3 December

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2022

Dobbs decision is "devastating" U.S. maternal health, Biden administration says

Maternal death rates in 2020 were 62% higher in states that ban abortion than in states where it is still accessible.

Axios · Dec 14, 2022

Tennesseans misunderstand abortion law, want exceptions

New Vanderbilt University polling has found that most registered voters in Tennessee want exceptions for rape or incest in the state’s sweeping abortion ban

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Forced mass abortions are a new and disturbing phenomenon in Nigeria

Nigeria classifies abortion as illegal except under certain medical circumstances. A recent investigation by Reuters news agency has alleged that, since 2013, the Nigerian military has run a secret mass abortion programme in the north-east of the country, where it is at war with the militant Islamic organisation Boko Haram.…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2022