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The ‘global gag’ will not lower the rate of abortions, but it will increase misery and suffering.
Pope Francis marks the end of the Jubilee of Mercy by closing the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
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The pope’s action is significant: It encourages priests to be more sensitive to the context of the lives of their laity.
Protesting against laws limiting access to abortions.
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Recent Supreme Court rulings played a crucial role in the cultural politics that got Donald Trump elected.
Protesters take to the streets on ‘Black Monday’ in Warsaw on October 3.
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A popular protest forced the government back down on its proposed ban, but Poland still has savagely restrictive abortion laws.
Kaine (L) and Pence, Oct. 4, 2016.
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One in five vice presidents becomes president. So we had scholars watching Tuesday night. Here’s what they heard.
The programs aim to influence teens to think seriously about contraception and the consequences of their sexual choices.
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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.
A display used to educate the public on rubella vaccination and the mother-to-fetus transmission of this virus.
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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.
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The fourth annual march for life was bigger than in previous years – but it still seems fragmented.
Birth control has become a flash point at the Supreme Court.
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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.
A photograph from The Sabbat Cycle’s Austin stop, where a screening of ‘The Witch’ was held, followed by a satanic ritual.
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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.
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A growing street movement is fighting back as the new government clamps down on all kinds of freedoms.
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Belfast court inflicts three-month suspended jail term for acquiring abortion pills online in first criminal prosecution for a decade.
Could fear of Zika loosen Latin America’s strict abortion laws?
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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.
Fewer than 3,000 thalidomide survivors are alive today.
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Reactions to the thalidomiders’ difference contributed – and continue to contribute – to their negative well-being and deteriorating health.
It’s not just women who are responsible for conception.
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Women should not be blamed for getting pregnant accidentally, because factors outside their control are frequently at play.
Moving towards choice in NI.
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Abortion is now legal in cases of rape, incest and serious abnormality. But will local politicians drag their heels?
Victoria has passed legislation that establishes ‘safe access zones’ of 150 metres around clinics at which abortions are provided, such as this one.
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Victoria has had a huge victory for the rights of women to exercise their choice to access a legal medical service free of intimidation and harassment.
Men, knowing what’s best for you since 1861.
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Women can still be sent to prison for life for getting a termination. It’s high time this archaic law was overturned.
Ideally, all states and territories would have consistent laws based on Victorian legislation.
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Abortion is a safe medical procedure, yet half of Australian women may have difficulty accessing a termination because they live in states and territories that designate it a crime.
Trouble on the way.
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By limiting financial support to smaller families, the government is doing its best to stop undesirables from reproducing.