13 states are under investigation by RFK Jr’s HHS for ‘coercing’ doctors to perform abortions The states, which include California, Colorado and New York, all voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 The Independent UK · Mar 19
Peers vote to back clause pardoning women convicted over illegal abortions House of Lords decision welcomed as ‘landmark moment’ after attempt to strike out amendment is defeated The Guardian - UK · Mar 19
Lords vote to pardon women convicted of having an illegal abortion Peers also rejected an attempt to overturn the move by MPs to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancy. Evening Standard · Mar 19
Revealed: a crypto billionaire’s political base hosting ‘anti-woke’ and rightwing activists in Westminster Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortion The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Lords urged to ensure women criminalised for abortion are ‘not left behind’ House to consider amendment that would pardon women in England and Wales affected by prior ‘unjust’ laws The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Paul Ehrlich Helped Create Roe v. Wade Justice Blackmun echoed the Population Bomb's concerns about "population growth," and Ehrlich thought Roe supported "compulsory abortion." Reason · Mar 18
Josh Hawley Moves To Ban Abortion Pills His push relies on dubious data about the pills' safety. Reason · Mar 16
Court Blocks Loud Preaching Outside Abortion Clinic From State v. Andrade, decided Dec. 1, 2025 by Cumberland County (Maine) Superior Court Judge Darcie McElwee, but only recently… The post Court Blocks Loud Preaching Outside Abortion Clinic appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Mar 16
Decriminalising abortion: how could the House of Lords amend the legislation? After MPs voted last year to change the law in England and Wales, members of the Lords will now put forward proposed amendments The Guardian - UK · Mar 15
Vulnerable women in England still being arrested over suspected illegal abortions Nottinghamshire and Met police made arrests in past year, despite MPs voting to decriminalise in England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Mar 15
Wyoming’s new six-week abortion ban prompts lawsuit Bill faces constitutional hurdles as previous abortion bans were struck down by state supreme court in January The Guardian - US · Mar 15
Trump Ally Bill Bennett Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Remarks That Black Abortions Would Lower Crime Rate Controversy surrounds William J. Bennett's 2005 race and crime remarks, his Trump-era ties, and role as a foreign agent for Qatar, raising questions about his influence in US politics. International Business Times UK · Mar 11
Trump’s new abortion policy ‘threatens UN protections for women and LGBT+ rights’ ‘This could compound the global regression on gender equality that we have seen accelerate in the last year’ The Independent UK · Mar 11
Gwen Stefani Addresses Her Christian Pivot After Promoting Controversial Anti-Abortion App Critics pointed to a prayer asking God to guide women considering abortion, including pregnancies from non-consensual acts. Bored Panda · Mar 10
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10 Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office José Antonio Kast, who voted against legalising divorce in 2004, has pushed for return to total abortion ban
We Got This Covered · Mar 9 Pop star Zara Larsson unleashes controversy after making an abortion joke on a fan’s TikTok post It started as a joke that some consider distasteful and has grown into something larger.
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks but cites misgivings Wyoming's governor on Monday signed a ban on abortion after cardiac activity can be detected in the embryo
The Conversation · Mar 5 Women in Ghana can access safe abortions: why are so many still using unsafe methods? Ghana’s abortion law is relatively liberal. Abortion is legally permitted in the first trimester when a pregnancy endangers the mother’s life or physical or mental health, or when it is due to rape or incest. Thus, medication abortion has become more widely available.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2 Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador’s harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling Years of campaigning led to the release of 81 women imprisoned under the country’s strict reproductive laws, but the suspension of civil rights by President Nayib Bukele is fuelling a new wave of criminalisation
The Guardian - US · Mar 1 US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation
Salon · Mar 1 Trump's pro-birth agenda failing moms As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction
Euronews · Feb 28 My Voice, My Choice citizens' initiative hails 'historic' EU decision on accessible abortion The EU announced a social fund can be used for cross-border abortion access, drawing mixed reactions from politicians. Nonetheless, the move marks an unusual step taken by the European Union, as healthcare policy is typically determined at a national level.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26 EU opens up funding to guarantee abortion rights across bloc Women from countries with near-total bans on terminations will be given help to access services elsewhere
Euronews · Feb 26 European Commission says EU funds can be used for cross-border abortion access The decision comes in reaction to a campaign launched by the citizens' initiative "My Voice, My Choice", which raised 1,124,513 signatures across all 27 EU member states asking for improved access to safe abortions in Europe.
Euronews · Feb 25 Left-wing MEPs push European Commission to finance abortions across borders Signed by 105 MEPs, the letter to Ursula von der Leyen calls for a European fund to ensure effective access to reproductive healthcare, a move one million European citizens have requested.