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U.K. Government to provide Northern Irish women with abortion fund
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [U.K.], June 30 (ANI): Women travelling from Northern Ireland to England to have an abortion will have their procedures paid for.
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New U.S. policy to ban aid for overseas abortion providers
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], May 16 (ANI): President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly planning to expand its 'Mexico City' policy that bans U.S. funding for overseas abortions.
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SC rejects abortion plea of HIV+ rape victim, orders Bihar to pay
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 09 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant permission to abort the pregnancy of an HIV infected rape victim and directed the Bihar government to give her a compensation of Rs. 3 lakh.
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Bikaner rape case: Victim forced to take abortion pills, diagnosed
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan)[India], Mar. 26 (ANI): The victim of Bikaner rape case has been diagnosed with cancer after sustaining bruises and injuries in her private parts due to sexual assault, where she was also forced to consume abortion pills by the perpetrators.
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Neil Gorsuch would have 'walked out of door' if Trump as
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (U.S.), Mar. 22 (ANI): Neil Gorsuch, American federal appellate judge on Tuesday said he would have walked out of the door and would not hesitate to rule against U.S. President Donald Trump if the latter would have asked him to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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SC to hear plea of Mrs. X seeking abortion of her foetus
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 10(ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday will hear the plea filed by Mrs. X for seeking its intervention and a direction to abort her foetus, who was having some deformity.
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Abortion law in UK is not widely fit for purpose: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 24 (ANI): Abortion care in the UK is 'heading towards a crisis' and reformation of the law is needed to remove stigma, encourage doctors to provide terminations and improve equitable access to excellent, modern abortion services, says a new study.
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Pope extends Catholic priests' right to forgive abortion
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Nov. 21 (ANI): Pope Francis has extended the powers of Catholic priests to forgive abortions.
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Trump "fine" with same sex marriage, against abortion ri
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Nov. 14 (ANI): United States President Barack Obama's successor Donald Trump, who has been a consistent opponent of marriage equality, has said that he is "fine" with same-sex marriage remaining legal across the country.
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Bulandshahr shame: Women activist draws attention to 'jungle
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): Women rights activist Ranjana Kumari on Tuesday condemned the abortion of a teen rape victim by the culprit's family in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district and said such incidents highlight the existing 'jungle raj' in the state.
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Guilty should be brought to book: UP Minister on Bulandshahr incid
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kanpur [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): Expressing concern over the recent incident in Bulandshahr where a teen was forced to undergo abortion by the culprit's family after being allegedly raped, Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Ravidas Mehrotra on Tuesday said stringent action should be initiated
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Teen in Bulandshahr forced to undergo abortion after being raped
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bulandshahr (UP) [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): Just a month after the brutal gang-rape in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr District, a similar incident has come to the fore here wherein a teen was forced to undergo abortion by the culprit's family after being allegedly raped.
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