Women Struggle to Access Abortion as the Coronavirus Pandemic Adds to Hurdles in Europe
4 years, 1 month ago

Women Struggle to Access Abortion as the Coronavirus Pandemic Adds to Hurdles in Europe

News 18  

Helplines across Europe have reported higher demand for their services as the coronavirus pandemic adds to the hurdles many women face to access abortion. “In some cases it made abortion catastrophically more complicated,” said Mara Clarke, head of the UK-based Abortion Support Network, which helps women get abortions abroad. “DANGEROUS” Abortion Without Borders, a helpline in Poland that launched in December 2019, has received nearly 2,300 calls this year, with a jump in requests for help since a lockdown was announced. In Romania, where abortion is legal within a 14-week limit, some women struggled to access services as the government deemed it a “non-essential procedure” as its healthcare system battled the coronavirus, women’s rights groups said.

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Getting an abortion was already hard. Then the hurricanes arrived
2 months ago

Getting an abortion was already hard. Then the hurricanes arrived

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 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. “The state has made it continually difficult for …

Polish lawmakers debate reforming strict abortion laws
8 months, 1 week ago

Polish lawmakers debate reforming strict abortion laws

Al Jazeera  

Poland has some of the strictest abortion laws in the European Union. Lawmakers in Poland have begun debating changes to the country’s harsh abortion laws that had grown more restrictive during eight years of conservative nationalist governments. Somehave sought to make abortion legal without limitations until 12 weeks of pregnancy while one bill looks to reinstate the right to abortion …

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 …

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 …

‘Not afraid’: The Texas pilot flying patients to abortions
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Not afraid’: The Texas pilot flying patients to abortions

Al Jazeera  

As abortion becomes less accessible in the US, one pilot is determined to help vulnerable patients despite the risks. “But maybe they just didn’t think this through.” ‘Handshakes of confidence’ Michelle says she’s carried out four or five missions so far. ‘Bounty hunter law’ Michelle has mentioned to a few pro-abortion rights friends that she’s using her plane to help …

I had an abortion – ministers need to listen to women like me before deciding what to do with our bodies
1 year, 6 months ago

I had an abortion – ministers need to listen to women like me before deciding what to do with our bodies

The Independent  

For many, getting pregnant is easy. Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother-of-three, got hold of the abortion pills under the government’s “pills by post” initiative for unwanted pregnancies up to 10 weeks. Troubling opinions held by anti-abortion activists range from linking abortion to satanism, the devil and child sacrifice, arguing for pregnancy terminations to be banned in cases of rape, thinking …

Women seeking abortions face ‘cruel’ delays due to NHS funding row
1 year, 11 months ago

Women seeking abortions face ‘cruel’ delays due to NHS funding row

The Independent  

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Clinics that provide abortion services are increasingly worried about security
2 years, 4 months ago

Clinics that provide abortion services are increasingly worried about security

NPR  

Clinics that provide abortion services are increasingly worried about security Colorado abortion clinics are seeing a surge in demand as neighboring states ban the procedure. Now Colorado Public Radio's Matt Bloom reports that providers are taking new security precautions while recalling a history of violent attacks. BLOOM: It's just one of many attacks on Dr. Hern's practice over his nearly …

U. S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion 'huge blow' to women’s human rights, gender equality: UN human rights chief
2 years, 5 months ago

U. S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion 'huge blow' to women’s human rights, gender equality: UN human rights chief

The Hindu  

The United Nations human rights chief has termed the U. S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion as a “huge blow” to women’s human rights and gender equality, as UN agencies warned that restricting access to abortion does not prevent people from seeking it but simply makes it “more deadly.” In the historic ruling on June …

The Threat To Our Communities Comes From Anti-Abortion Laws, Not Abortion
2 years, 7 months ago

The Threat To Our Communities Comes From Anti-Abortion Laws, Not Abortion

Huff Post  

“I heard you flew here from Texas?” I say to my patient as I enter the room. In 2021, Texas enacted a new anti-abortion law that made abortion illegal past about six weeks — a time when most people don’t even realize they’re pregnant. Flying to New York City for abortion care may seem unreasonable — and for most people, …

What Doctors Want You To Know About Abortion Right Now
2 years, 7 months ago

What Doctors Want You To Know About Abortion Right Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Since 1973, Roe v. Wade has protected the right of all Americans to access safe and legal abortions. “There is a huge body of work demonstrating that abortion in and of itself does not cause mental health problems,” Kerns said, noting that people often feel relief after getting an abortion. “Even in the setting of using contraception …

As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access
2 years, 7 months ago

As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of the world have been moving in the opposite direction. “It is an awful precedent for the coming years for the region and the world,” said Colombian Catalina Martínez Coral, Latin America and …

SA women face delays accessing abortions with historic law reforms yet to be enacted
2 years, 9 months ago

SA women face delays accessing abortions with historic law reforms yet to be enacted

ABC  

Doctors are calling on the South Australian government to urgently enact abortion reforms as women continue to face barriers accessing the procedure more than a year after new laws passed. Key points: Abortion reforms passed parliament in March last year when the procedure was decriminalised Doctors say the law is yet to be enacted Women are struggling to access the …

The tragic human toll of Poland’s abortion ban that forces women to give birth to seriously ill babies
2 years, 10 months ago

The tragic human toll of Poland’s abortion ban that forces women to give birth to seriously ill babies

The Telegraph  

The women inside the clinic would not look at one another. In 2020, a controversial court ruling in Poland removed foetal abnormalities as grounds for abortion. There have been high-profile tragedies since the ruling came into force: last month a woman died after doctors refused to perform the procedure after the heartbeat of her twins stopped. But just weeks later, …

It’s 2021 and women are still getting fired for pregnancy
3 years, 1 month ago

It’s 2021 and women are still getting fired for pregnancy

Live Mint  

-- There are still almost 40 countries where women can be fired from their jobs simply for getting pregnant, World Bank chief economist Carmen Reinhart said in a discussion on how the pandemic is making it even harder for women to escape poverty. Speaking on Bloomberg Television in a conversation with Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, director of strategy and policy at the …

The mental health cost of Poland’s abortion ban
3 years, 4 months ago

The mental health cost of Poland’s abortion ban

Al Jazeera  

Seven months after severe restrictions against abortion came into effect, women are struggling with the emotional toll of the near-total ban. Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, however, ruled that allowing abortions for foetal abnormalities clashed with Article 38 of the Polish constitution, which protects the “right to life of every human being”. “It’s very difficult for a woman living in small towns …

One year of lockdown: Women reveal uniquely devastating ways pandemic has ravaged their lives
3 years, 8 months ago

One year of lockdown: Women reveal uniquely devastating ways pandemic has ravaged their lives

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I got in touch with the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and they sent me abortion pills …

How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades
3 years, 9 months ago

How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Of parents surveyed by the Fawcett Society and Women’s Budget Group, 15 per cent of mothers …

Abortion helpline calls surge in Poland after court’s near-total ban
4 years ago

Abortion helpline calls surge in Poland after court’s near-total ban

Hindustan Times  

Calls to a Polish abortion support hotline have increased more than five-fold since a court imposed a near-total ban on terminations in October, organisers of the service said on Thursday, as protests over the ruling continue. Hundreds of thousands of Poles have taken to the streets since an Oct. 22 Constitutional Tribunal decision that sharply limited Poland’s already restrictive abortion …

Abortion in Europe and the US: Rights under renewed threat
4 years, 1 month ago

Abortion in Europe and the US: Rights under renewed threat

CNN  

CNN — The Abortion Dream Team usually receives about 400 calls a month, from women seeking advice and information. “This is a time for extraordinarily deep concern about the right to abortion in the United States,” Julie Rikelman, senior director of US litigation at the Center for Reproductive Rights, told CNN. In other countries attempts to roll back abortion rights …

Women, uninterrupted: The Hindu Editorial on access to contraception and abortion services
4 years, 4 months ago

Women, uninterrupted: The Hindu Editorial on access to contraception and abortion services

The Hindu  

August 24, 2020 12:02 am | Updated 12:31 am IST Among the more serious ramifications of the pandemic has been the rather extensive, even if unintended, disruption of health-care services. The scale of the impact on women’s lives is only now being recognised, as global reports of inability to access contraceptives and abortion services during the long lockdown warn of …

World Population Day 2020: How COVID-19 pandemic disrupted sexual and reproductive health services for women
4 years, 5 months ago

World Population Day 2020: How COVID-19 pandemic disrupted sexual and reproductive health services for women

Firstpost  

According to a UNFPA report, around 7 million unintended pregnancies are expected to occur if the COVID-19 lockdown carries on for six months and there are major disruptions to health services Every year since 1989, 11 July has been marked as World Population Day by the United Nations — a day to address the ever-growing human population on earth, and …

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