First Lady Jill Biden calls on men to join the fight to protect women's rights at a Women's History Month event, stating that women are still fighting battles they thought were won long ago. President Biden vows to improve...
While socio-economic and medical structural barriers continue to pose challenges, criminalisation of abortion through a restrictive legal framework creates a chilling effect on the willingness of medical practitioners to...
Since before the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, big tech companies that collect personal details of their users have faced new calls to limit that tracking and surveillance amid fears that law enforcement...
A first-person account of the trauma and travails an unwed woman undergoes when she visits one of the country’s top hospitals for the procedure
India was among the first countries to develop legal frameworks that guaranteed access to abortion and contraception, yet there are impediments in women and girls exercising their complete reproductive rights, like the...
Musician John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen tragically lost their little boy Jack late into the model's pregnancy two years ago and though the singer said his grief "doesn't feel as heavy," he knows it will never go...
The distinction between married and unmarried woman for the purposes of the MTP Act is artificial and constitutionally unsustainable and it perpetuates the stereotype that only married women indulges in sexual activities,...
Women in India, both married and unmarried, can abort pregnancies after 12 weeks and within 20 weeks. From 20-24 weeks, in case of abortion, the opinion of two doctors is required and permitted under certain circumstances.
Despite India's relatively liberal abortion law, access to services is hampered by service provider bias and stigma and thousands of women resort to unsafe...
Despite the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2021 allowing all women in India to abort a foetus up to 20 weeks of pregnancy and 24 weeks for women under...
‘Aashiqui’ actress Anu Aggarwal has spoken up about the ongoing debate over the new abortion laws in the US. She condemns the new laws and says that it has...
Following the US abortion right being struck down, Google will also delete data entries of users who visit counselling centres, fertility centres, addiction...
Singer-actress Selena Gomez has voiced her opinion on the recent overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, reports Variety'. The recent...
General mentions of abortion pills, as well as posts mentioning specific versions such as mifepristone and misoprostol, suddenly spiked Friday morning across...
Actress Jodie Sweetin was pushed aggressively by a police officer at a peaceful protest.
With the precedent set by the historic Roe v Wade case overturned, discussions about Abortion Rights are more prevalent than ever.
The right to abortion has been one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in global politics, that largely affects a woman’s basic right and her...
The United States Supreme Court on Friday (June 24) overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that guaranteed abortion rights to women in the country.
US Supreme Court upends 50 years of abortion rights. What happens next?
Many activists and academicians say that this decision will erase years of efforts that women had put into getting a constitutional guarantee of reproductive...
The history of abortion rights in the US is complex and abortions before the Roe vs Wade judgement were mostly illegal and had to be done in secrecy leading to...
As the apex court of United States delivered a wrecking ball to the constitutional right to abortion by overturning the landmark Roe V. Wade judgement, let’s...
As the Republican-run US states gear up to bring in anti-abortion laws, experts feel, the states where anti-abortion legislation had been blocked by the...
While the Roman Catholic Church, Southern Baptist Convention, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints oppose abortion, many other religious groups...
The majority of US Supreme Court has overturned the judgement that made abortion a Constitutionally-protected right.
