The highs and lows of one hectic day in Northern Ireland’s abortion struggle
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Why more power for the DUP is bad news for abortion rights
Northern Ireland remains out of step with the rest of the UK when it comes to accessing abortion. Now the people behind that have become extremely powerful.
How The Handmaid’s Tale is being transformed from fantasy into fact
The latest screen adaptation of Atwood's celebrated 1980s novel has new relevance for women in the Trump era.
Trump’s global gag order: 5 questions answered
All recent Republican presidents have cut off foreign aid tied to abortion. Trump's expansive version of those restrictions endangers billions slated for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
Will Trump’s global family planning cuts cause side effects?
Contraception saves lives, and U.S. spending on it abroad had an unintended upside when it formed the backbone of early HIV prevention efforts.
Decriminalisation in the NT signals abortion is part of normal health care
Decriminalisation is important as it signals to the community that abortion is part of gynaecological care and should not be treated differently to any other form of health care.
The campaign to eradicate Zika has trampled over women’s rights
Zika is not gender neutral: women’s rights are at stake.
Ceaușescu’s orphans: what a regressive abortion law does to a country
The 'global gag' will not lower the rate of abortions, but it will increase misery and suffering.
What changes when Pope Francis grants all priests the authority to forgive abortions
The pope's action is significant: It encourages priests to be more sensitive to the context of the lives of their laity.
Trump’s Supreme Court: abortion, gay rights, and more are on the line
Recent Supreme Court rulings played a crucial role in the cultural politics that got Donald Trump elected.
The battle over abortion rights in Poland is not over
A popular protest forced the government back down on its proposed ban, but Poland still has savagely restrictive abortion laws.
Kaine vs. Pence: Two key moments from the debate
One in five vice presidents becomes president. So we had scholars watching Tuesday night. Here's what they heard.
Electronic baby simulators could increase, not decrease, teen pregnancy
Electronic baby simulators given to schoolgirls as part of a sex education program may make teenage girls more, not less, likely to become pregnant, a new Australian study has found.
In Zika, echoes of US rubella outbreak of 1964-65
Though separated by time and place, there are surprising similarities in the the social issues raised by the rubella outbreak of 1964-65 and the recent Zika outbreak in South America.
Growing pro-life movement presents a challenge to defenders of abortion rights
The fourth annual march for life was bigger than in previous years – but it still seems fragmented.
How limiting women’s access to birth control and abortions hurts the economy
Providing women with a range of reproductive health options – from abortions to IUDs – is not only essential for their financial security but good for the economy as well.
Can a burgeoning satanic movement actually effect political change?
What, exactly, are the political goals of The Satanic Temple, which formed in 2013? A religion professor attended a recent satanic ritual to find out.
Polish abortion ban battle taps into wider fears for human rights
A growing street movement is fighting back as the new government clamps down on all kinds of freedoms.
Northern Ireland abortion conviction the result of a draconian, archaic law
Belfast court inflicts three-month suspended jail term for acquiring abortion pills online in first criminal prosecution for a decade.
Zika and abortion: will the virus prompt Latin America to rethink abortion and birth control?
Better access to birth control and safe, legal abortions in Latin America could save lives. But carving out Zika-related exceptions in existing restrictions might not go far enough to achieve this.
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