Now playing Next No Comment Hundreds rally in Brazil to protest abortion bill Demonstrators gathered in front of Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia on Wednesday to protest a bill that would further criminalise abortions. 20/06/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare 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. 14/06/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare 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. 13/06/2024
Now playing Next Health news Campaigners say push for EU abortion funding ‘urgent’ post-election Women's rights campaigners say a surge in support for the far-right in Europe has made efforts to fund abortion at the EU level even more urgent than before. 11/06/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Italy's falling birth rate is a crisis that's only getting worse Italian welfare systems are already struggling to cope with the ageing of the population, and there is no consensus on what to do about it. 10/05/2024
Now playing Next Health news Italy permits pro-life groups access to abortion clinics Opponents of the amendment question the wisdom of allowing medically unqualified groups access to women considering an abortion but the government counters the move is designed so prospective patients can be better informed. 24/04/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Lawmakers seek EU-level regulation of contraceptives, abortion pills The European Parliament includes contraceptives and abortifacients in its long-awaited position on the new EU pharmaceutical rules, intending for these to be included among items regulated at EU level. 11/04/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Polish lawmakers to consider four different bills on abortion access Under the current law, Polish women can only access an abortion if their life is at risk or if the pregnancy was the result of a crime. 11/04/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Arizona court reinstates 160-year-old law banning nearly all abortions Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalising nearly all abortions, a court in the US state has ruled. 10/04/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Trump says abortion should be left to US states instead of government The US presidential election will be held this November. 08/04/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Abortion rights legacy in the former Yugoslavia may be under threat Fifty years after the former Yugoslavia protected abortion rights, that legacy is under threat. 27/03/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers A court ruling stating that frozen embryos are children caused chaos in Alabama as it forced IVF providers to put their services on pause. 06/03/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Activists launch initiative to safeguard abortion rights at EU level European NGOs said they would launch a new initiative aimed at advancing reproductive rights. 05/03/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare France enshrines abortion rights in constitution with historic vote Lawmakers voted in a joint session of parliament on Monday to guarantee abortion access by adding a line to the French constitution. 04/03/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare French Senate votes to enshrine abortion rights into the constitution French lawmakers first endorsed the move to enshrine a right to abortion in the constitution after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare French parliament votes on enshrining abortion rights in constitution France's National Assembly will vote on enshrining women’s rights to abortion in the French Constitution. 30/01/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Germany wants pro-life activists to stay away from abortion clinics As the number of pro-life vigils in front of Germany’s family planning centres and clinics grows, the country is trying to prevent these places from becoming the stage of a US-style war for abortion rights. 30/01/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare What to know about US abortion measures amid Roe v Wade anniversary Since the US Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests and political pledges. 23/01/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare ‘Foetal heartbeat’: How a very American issue is dividing Italy A group of anti-abortion organisations in Italy has collected 106,000 signatures, double the minimum required in a referendum, to change the country's law on abortion. 12/12/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom ‘Dark money’ fuelling 'retrograde' anti-abortion activity in UK "We should all be troubled that they [US anti-abortion groups] seem to be turning their fire on the UK," one organisation warned. 21/11/2023