Abortion Laws In The US And Other Countries
2 years, 7 months ago

Abortion Laws In The US And Other Countries

Live Law  

Early this week, an initial draft majority opinion by conservative justice Samuel Alito of the US Supreme Court was published by Politico. The leaked document, drafted by Justice Alito touches various topics concerning the constitutionally protected right of abortion granted by Roe v Wade and the subsequent 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision. While rejecting Roe's logic and legal protections, Justice Alito stated that the right to abortion is not protected by the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause. Significantly, while confirming the authenticity of the document, Chief Justice John Roberts also stated that the leaked document does not represent the Court's final position, as justices sometimes change their votes while draft decisions circulate. Several countries, including India also allow women the right to abortion on broad social and economic grounds, such as a woman's financial condition, etc.

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How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states

Daily Mail  

It wasn't just Donald Trump or Kamala Harris on the ticket last night - there were also important referendums on abortion. Experts say yesterday's ballot measures were similarly surprising, we look at how all 10 states voted below: Missouri - allowed up to 24 weeks In The Show-Me State, when Roe v. Wade was overturned, a 2019 law that banned …

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots

The Hindu  

Since the U.S. overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling securing the right to abortion, several States of the North American country became the groundswell of public opposition. Not-for-profit public law observer Brennan Centre for Justice observed in a blogpost, “In most of these eight States, abortion opponents in official positions have used their power to try to block or …

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House

India Today  

The upcoming US presidential election could be decided by the outcome of several abortion-related ballot measures in 10 states. The issue is a key issue in many states, with voters considering whether to protect reproductive rights or restrict them. The high level of support for pro-choice measures in battleground states like Arizona and Nevada suggests that abortion could be a …

America’s ‘war on women’: The Independent’s documentary and investigative series on abortion rights
2 months ago

America’s ‘war on women’: The Independent’s documentary and investigative series on abortion rights

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the …

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

Associated Press  

The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. AP AUDIO: US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds AP correspondent …

Rise in pregnancy terminations in US after verdict favouring abortion overturned
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rise in pregnancy terminations in US after verdict favouring abortion overturned

India Today  

The number of women getting abortions in the US actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. In March, doctors in states with laws to protect medical providers used telemedicine to prescribe abortion …

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back
6 months ago

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back

The Independent  

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The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US

Associated Press  

Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in Republican-led states have prompted many people seeking abortions to travel to get care. The U.S. Supreme Court this …

Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion
6 months ago

Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.

LA Times  

People march through downtown Amarillo, Texas, last year to protest a lawsuit that aimed to ban the abortion drug mifepristone. Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel …

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states
8 months, 1 week ago

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states

Associated Press  

Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to loom large as an issue in state and federal elections — including the presidential race — and directly in the form of referendums in some states. An Arizona Supreme Court ruling that allows enforcement of a ban …

As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world
8 months, 2 weeks ago

As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For much of her life, Angela Crawford considered herself a fairly conservative Republican — and she voted that way. “People really minimized it initially, because they didn’t realize the scope.” Democratic candidates are increasingly running on the broader reproductive rights issues and they are seeing results. For Biden, who is trying to overcome consistently low approval ratings and …

Arizona Supreme Court upholds 160-year-old abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona Supreme Court upholds 160-year-old abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest

Salon  

Arizona's Supreme Court has rolled back the clock on reproductive freedom in the state, ruling Tuesday that a 160-year-old law banning abortion should go in effect now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Writing for the 4-2 majority, Justice John R. Lopez IV argued that an 1864 ban on abortions should now be enforced, citing the absence of a …

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows
9 months ago

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows

Firstpost  

Following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to abolish abortion rights, over a dozen states were able to close their abortion facilities and outlaw the operation altogether, limiting access to surgical abortions Pro-choice and anti-abortion both demonstrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court hears arguments over a challenge to a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks …

France becomes world’s first country to make abortion a constitutional right
9 months, 2 weeks ago

France becomes world’s first country to make abortion a constitutional right

Hindustan Times  

France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women's rights groups as historic and harshly criticised by anti-abortion groups. Abortion rights activists gathered in central Paris cheered and applauded as the Eiffel Tower scintillated in the background and displayed the message "MyBodyMyChoice" as the result of the vote was announced on a …

As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access
9 months, 2 weeks ago

As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access

Associated Press  

PARIS — As France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution, other Europeans look at the U.S. rollback of abortion access and wonder: Could that happen here? The 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning long-held abortion rights was the catalyst for the French parliament’s overwhelming vote Monday to add a constitutional amendment proclaiming …

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a married woman, who was 26 weeks pregnant, approached the Supreme Court, asking to be allowed to terminate her pregnancy. But subsequently, following a hospital report that said the foetus was viable and had a heartbeat, and a medical board report that said the pregnancy was not causing an immediate danger to the woman or foetus’s life, …

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds

Associated Press  

The total number of abortions provided in the U.S. rose slightly in the 12 months after states began implementing bans on them throughout pregnancy, a new survey finds. The changes reflect major shifts after the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2022 handed down its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that had …

What does Supreme Court’s abortion verdict mean for reproductive justice in India?
1 year, 2 months ago

What does Supreme Court’s abortion verdict mean for reproductive justice in India?

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court this week rejected a woman’s plea for abortion. The woman — 26 weeks pregnant, married, with two children, and undergoing postpartum psychosis — requested termination because she was “physically, emotionally, mentally, financially and medically unable to carry, deliver or raise a child.” Denying her request, the three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud …

Why are abortion laws in the spotlight again? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Why are abortion laws in the spotlight again? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: A married woman 26 weeks pregnant has approached the Supreme Court seeking to terminate her pregnancy citing inability to take care of the child due to post-partum depression and other health issues. The Supreme Court on October 9 agreed to her plea, but two days later, a two-judge Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and B.V. Nagarathna …

CJI says India’s abortion law is liberal, pro-choice and far ahead of other countries
1 year, 2 months ago

CJI says India’s abortion law is liberal, pro-choice and far ahead of other countries

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on October 13 said India’s abortion law was liberal, pro-choice and far ahead of other countries while hearing the case of a married woman who wants to medically terminate her 26-week pregnancy. The remarks by Chief Justice Chandrachud was in reference to submissions led by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati that the provisions in …

One year since Roe v Wade was overturned, Where does America stand now?
1 year, 5 months ago

One year since Roe v Wade was overturned, Where does America stand now?

Hindustan Times  

June 24, 2022, marks an important day in the history of abortion laws. Exactly a year ago, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, leading to a cascade of state-level abortion bans and restrictions. Travelling time to abortion clinics With more and more states restricting, or even totally banning abortions, women who wanted an abortion have had to cross …

Abortion rights have crumbled across the United States, just one year since Roe v Wade was overturned
1 year, 6 months ago

Abortion rights have crumbled across the United States, just one year since Roe v Wade was overturned

ABC  

When Roe v Wade was overturned around this time last year, people wept openly outside the Supreme Court in Washington DC. "Places like North Carolina and Nebraska that did a 12-week bill, we're still going to be coming back for life at conception and we won't stop until there's no abortions in that state," he said. She and Florida's Anya …

One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised
1 year, 6 months ago

One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised

The Hindu  

Activists and politicians are marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a nationwide right to abortion with a range of reactions that vary from praise and protests. “I’m absolutely livid that people think that they can interfere with medical decisions between a woman and her doctor,” said Lynn Rust, of Silver Springs, Maryland, at a …

One year later, the Supreme Court's abortion decision is both scorned and praised
1 year, 6 months ago

One year later, the Supreme Court's abortion decision is both scorned and praised

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, President Joe Biden pledged to protect access and decried the court's …

One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised
1 year, 6 months ago

One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised

Associated Press  

Activists and politicians are marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a nationwide right to abortion with praise from some and protests from others. “We knew this decision would create a healthcare crisis in America,” she said, pointing to women who were initially denied abortion access even during miscarriages because hospitals were concerned about legal …

Anti-abortion laws threaten millions one year after Roe v Wade fell. The battle for access is far from over
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-abortion laws threaten millions one year after Roe v Wade fell. The battle for access is far from over

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A decision from the US Supreme Court’s conservative …

The states to watch in the fight for US abortion rights
1 year, 7 months ago

The states to watch in the fight for US abortion rights

Al Jazeera  

After Roe v Wade repeal, states across the United States continue to grapple with restricting or protecting abortion rights. The measure passed despite the state Supreme Court’s decision last month not to revive a previous version of the near-total ban, after finding that the state constitution protects abortion rights in some cases. The Republican-led House of Representatives is considering a …

Column: It’s not about babies. Abortion restrictions are about power
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: It’s not about babies. Abortion restrictions are about power

LA Times  

The toes, the clothes and, oh, the smell of a newborn. “Misogyny amongst certain parts of our culture knows no bounds,” state Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Berkeley Democrat and head of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus, told me. “Controlling women’s bodies, controlling sexuality, also means controlling the sexuality of gay, transgender, all the letters.” So Kacsmaryk’s ruling is a beginning, …

States’ divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned
1 year, 8 months ago

States’ divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A group of Tennessee Republicans began this year’s legislative session hoping to add narrow exceptions to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, armed with the belief that most people — even in conservative Tennessee — reject extremes on the issue. Like lawmakers in several GOP-led states who started the year thinking about moderating the …

Care, Rights of Abortion Survivors
1 year, 9 months ago

Care, Rights of Abortion Survivors

Live Law  

The Indian Judiciary in accord to ascertain women’s rights or equality rights strives to locate the possibilityof abortion even after the gestation limit of 24 weeks under section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2021. Even lately, while adjudicating a plea of abortion by an unmarried 20-year-old B.Tech student, the Supreme Court prospected the probability and had consulted …

US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march
1 year, 11 months ago

US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march

Associated Press  

Anti-abortion activists will have multiple reasons to celebrate — and some reasons for unease — when they gather Friday in Washington for the annual March for Life. The march, which includes a rally drawing abortion opponents from across the nation, has been held annually since January 1974 — a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision established …

Reversing abortion drug's approval would harm public interest, U.S. FDA says
1 year, 11 months ago

Reversing abortion drug's approval would harm public interest, U.S. FDA says

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's administration is urging a judge to reject a request by abortion opponents for a court order withdrawing federal approval for the drug used in medication abortions - which account for more than half of U.S. abortions - citing potential dangers to women seeking to end their pregnancies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's filing to U.S. District …

2022 Notebook: A seismic reversal in U.S. abortion rights
2 years ago

2022 Notebook: A seismic reversal in U.S. abortion rights

Associated Press  

THE BACKGROUND: After decades of abortion rights, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and suddenly abortion was illegal in parts of the country. When the decision came down in June, women across the U.S. suddenly found themselves living in states where abortion wasn’t legal. ___ NOREEN NASIR, video journalist based in New York, who reported from Jackson, Mississippi, …

US midterms: Why abortion never gets old as a hot election topic
2 years, 1 month ago

US midterms: Why abortion never gets old as a hot election topic

Al Jazeera  

In the self-appointed land of the free, reproductive freedom was never fully born. As renowned scholar Angela Davis noted in a 1982 essay, the subsequent elimination of federal funding for abortions in 1977 resulted in an arrangement in which “Black, Puerto Rican, Chicana and Native American women, together with their impoverished white sisters, were … effectively divested of the right …

Why India’s landmark abortion ruling could echo around the world
2 years, 2 months ago

Why India’s landmark abortion ruling could echo around the world

Al Jazeera  

On September 29, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a crucial decision which holds the promise of actually leading to the reproductive autonomy of Indian women, in particular through access to abortion. While the core issue before the court was whether unmarried women could seek an abortion under the law – the judges confirmed that they can – the decision also …

Explained | How has the Supreme Court expanded abortion rights?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | How has the Supreme Court expanded abortion rights?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 29, the Supreme Court ruled that single and unmarried women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks are entitled to access the same safe and legal abortion care as married women. Chandrachud said “the rights of reproductive autonomy, dignity and privacy give an unmarried woman the right of choice as to whether or not …

DC Edit | Landmark abortion ruling expands women’s rights
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Landmark abortion ruling expands women’s rights

Deccan Chronicle  

It was blindingly obvious that there should be no distinction between married and unmarried women when it comes to having an abortion any time up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. The abortion ruling goes well beyond religion and other impediments like single women not being allowed to seek abortion after 20 weeks. The sweep of the judgment is truly remarkable …

Supreme Court ruling on abortion comes as a ‘ray of hope’, say activists
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court ruling on abortion comes as a ‘ray of hope’, say activists

The Hindu  

The historic judgment of the Supreme Court Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that unmarried women in a consensual relationship are also entitled to safe and legal abortion along with its strong emphasis on women’s right to bodily autonomy without the need for authorisation from a third-party to access abortion was welcomed as “progressive” and a “ray of hope” at …

Supreme Court axes 51-year-old curb, single women get equal abortion rights
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court axes 51-year-old curb, single women get equal abortion rights

The Hindu  

In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed unmarried and single women whose pregnancies are between 20 and 24 weeks to access safe and legal abortion care on par with their married counterparts. The court declared that prohibiting single or unmarried pregnant women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks from accessing abortion while allowing married women with …

EXPLAINER: Indiana’s abortion ban becomes law Thursday
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: Indiana’s abortion ban becomes law Thursday

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — An abortion ban is set to take effect in Indiana, which was the first state to pass one after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. West Virginia legislators approved an abortion ban on Tuesday and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced a bill that would ban abortion nationwide after the 15th week of …

17 Million Women Have Lost Abortion Access Since The Supreme Court Overturned Roe
2 years, 3 months ago

17 Million Women Have Lost Abortion Access Since The Supreme Court Overturned Roe

Huff Post  

Illustration: Jianan Liu/HuffPost In the two months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more than a dozen states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion ― leaving millions of people without critical health care. Seventeen states have banned, severely restricted or stopped offering access to abortion care since the court took away federal abortion protections in June’s …

How Will Overturning of Roe v Wade Impact Abortion Policies Globally? - News18
2 years, 4 months ago

How Will Overturning of Roe v Wade Impact Abortion Policies Globally? - News18

News 18  

The last decade has seen a global wave of right-wing policies and governments, and the overturning of Roe v Wade was yet another instance of the same. One would expect that there would be a global far-right propagated anti-SRHR wave, but the reactions of major world leaders make one think that perhaps the US verdict will not be as influential …

US abortion rights: Arizona judge blocks ‘personhood’ law
2 years, 5 months ago

US abortion rights: Arizona judge blocks ‘personhood’ law

Al Jazeera  

A federal judge in the US state of Arizona has blocked a state law that grants fertilised eggs, embryos and fetuses the same “rights, privileges and immunities available to other persons”. The ruling on Monday against the so-called “personhood” law by United States District Judge Douglas Rayes comes as state governments across the country have sought to clarify the legality …

Roe vs Wade: Judicial history of right to choose abortion in US
2 years, 5 months ago

Roe vs Wade: Judicial history of right to choose abortion in US

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday last week eliminated the constitutional right to choose abortion that existed for almost 50 years, clearing the decks for the states to severely restrict or completely ban the practice. “This right of privacy, whether it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment’s concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, as …

Shifting Abortion Laws Cause Confusion for Patients, Clinics after Overturning of Roe Vs Wade
2 years, 5 months ago

Shifting Abortion Laws Cause Confusion for Patients, Clinics after Overturning of Roe Vs Wade

News 18  

Abortion providers and patients are struggling to navigate the evolving legal landscape around abortion laws and access across the country since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week. A so-called trigger law imposing a near-total ban on the procedure took effect Sunday, but a judge blocked the law Thursday, meaning the states only two abortion providers can …

Shifting abortion laws cause confusion for patients, clinics
2 years, 5 months ago

Shifting abortion laws cause confusion for patients, clinics

The Independent  

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The US faces a new era after the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade ruling. But will it mean a return to the past?
2 years, 5 months ago

The US faces a new era after the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade ruling. But will it mean a return to the past?

ABC  

As the US Supreme Court prepared to hand down its decision on Friday, Emily Freeman was racing against the clock at a clinic in Missouri. Dr Freeman and her colleagues had been waiting "with bated breath" every day for Roe v Wade to fall since a leaked draft opinion in May showed the US Supreme Court was poised to overturn …

Not just guns and abortion: How US top court could reshape rules
2 years, 5 months ago

Not just guns and abortion: How US top court could reshape rules

Al Jazeera  

The conservative majority on the US Supreme Court boldly used its powers this past term to advance right-wing positions. The US Supreme Court’s most consequential term in decades, with blockbuster rulings on abortion, guns, religion and climate change policy, illustrated how its expanded conservative majority is willing to boldly use its power with far-reaching impacts on American society. Democratic President …

EXPLAINER: Abortion ruling sparks wave of new legal issues
2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: Abortion ruling sparks wave of new legal issues

Associated Press  

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has set off a frenzy of activity in courthouses around the country, with judges asked to decide when or if state-imposed bans or other far-reaching restrictions on abortion can go into effect. To complicate matters, some states have multiple abortion bans in play, and the measures conflict, overlap or are set to …

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