Foreign Ministry: Suspect arrested outside Israeli embassy in Belgium
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
More about this topic
EU DECODED: Should access to abortion be harmonised within EU?
For more than 60 years, Europe has led a global trend towards legal access to abortion. Fears of a reversal of this trend have led to the campaign “My Choice, My Voice”, a citizens’ initiative calling for action from the European Commission.
Abortion rights petition hits 1m signatures, triggering EU action
The Citizens' Initiative “My voice, my choice,” calling for safe access to abortion in the European Union, has reached the necessary one million signatures for the EU Commission to issue a response.
Swiss esports event cancelled after anti-abortion comment
An event billed as Switzerland's biggest esports competition has been cancelled after the host team's founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media, triggering outrage that led three rival squads to pull out.
How abortion rights could play a pivotal role in US elections
Ten US states will vote for laws regulating abortion rights as the issue looms large over the presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
ADVERTISEMENT
Beyoncé lights up Democrat campaign after joining Harris at rally
The superstar warned the Democratic nominee’s biggest crowd ever that Donald Trump was dead set on further eroding women’s rights.
Sally Field reveals ‘horrific’ reason she’s backing Kamala Harris
Actress Sally Field has shared her traumatic experience of getting an illegal abortion in Mexico as a teenager, and calls for voters in the upcoming election to support Kamala Harris, so that reproductive freedoms are protected.
Pope's calls doctors who perform abortions 'hitmen,' sparking furore
It was the second time in as many weeks that Francis has been asked about his views on abortion, which remains a hotly-contested issue for the Catholic Church
Women in Belgium travel to the Netherlands for later term abortions
In Belgium abortion is legal 12 weeks after conception, with many women travelling across the border to the Netherlands in order to terminate pregnancies later.
Poland announces new guidelines to provide access to abortion
Previously, abortion was only possible in the case of a pregnancy that was the result of rape or incest or in a situation of extreme danger to a pregnant woman's health.
We don't have the votes to liberalise Poland's abortion law, says Tusk
The broad coalition led by Tusk doesn't have the support in parliament to liberalise one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws, he said.
Women's rights groups protest against abortion law in Poland
"We voted for the government that promised us civil unions," a protester said. "We voted for the government that promised us abortion."
New push to decriminalise abortion defeated in Polish parliament
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government suffered a bitter defeat on Friday in parliament.
Brazil faces backlash over proposed abortion law
Women’s rights defenders protested in São Paulo, urging the National Congress to discard a bill equating abortions after 22 weeks with homicide, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Protesters rally for abortion rights in Los Angeles
Demonstrators supporting abortion and women's rights gathered at Los Angeles City Hall on the second anniversary of the ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Meloni wins spat with Macron as abortion vanishes from G7 final text
In a powerful show of influence, Italy’s hard right leader managed to scrap any reference to safe abortion in the final declaration of the group of industrialised democracies.
Meloni's attempt to dilute G7 abortion declaration ires diplomats
Italy’s hard-right government holding the G7 presidency is seeking to scrap any reference to safe access to abortion in the text of the final leaders' declaration, currently under negotiation.