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Feminism in the Arab world: The new wave of activists

A new wave of feminism is beginning to emerge in the Arab world but how successful will it be? Annette Young talks to Lina Abirafeh, a specialist on women's rights in the region. Also Tunisia marks 50 years since it became the only Arab country to legalise abortion. Yet it…

France 24

‘Motherhood is a cult, to a degree’: Anne Heltzel on her horror novel about parenthood

The author explains how Just Like Mother, her gothic horror tale of a cult fixated on childbearing, is uncomfortably close to reality

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Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights

The streets of cities across Latin American were bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day

The Independent UK

Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison

A judge has sentenced an abortion opponent to five years in prison for burning a Wyoming abortion clinic

The Independent UK

With no opposition in the room, a rural Texas county makes traveling for an abortion on its roads illegal

Cochran County, which borders New Mexico, joins a small group of other rural Texas counties that have passed these ordinances. Abortion-rights supporters say the new policies are not legal.

The Texas Tribune

Number of abortions in France reaches highest level in 30 years

In 2022 the number of medical abortions in France reached its highest level since 1990, thanks to a simplified process for women wishing to terminate unwanted pregnancies.

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Meet the women finding ways to resist US abortion bans

To mark International Safe Abortion Day, we're taking stock of women's abortion rights in the United States. Terminations are now illegal in 14 states following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last year. Some women in those states are now forced to travel elsewhere in the US…

France 24

Lawmakers look at data privacy in post-Dobbs world - Roll Call

Advocates worry there are limited guardrails protecting data from law enforcement during abortion investigations.

Roll Call

The woman who torched Wyoming's lone, full-service abortion clinic is about to be sentenced

A woman who says anxiety and nightmares led her to set fire to Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday

The Independent UK

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law protecting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in other states

The Independent UK

Ohio intends to keep enforcing its strict abortion law

Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned the state’s lawyer about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of resuming enforcement of a ban on abortion except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK

A Texas county that borders New Mexico is the latest to consider an abortion travel ban

Cochran County commissioners meet Thursday to discuss the ban. Abortion-rights supporters say the bans are unenforceable and meant to stoke fear.

The Texas Tribune

Ohio wants to resume enforcing its abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

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November elections will determine control of Virginia House

Republicans currently hold a 49-46 majority in the Virginia House, and the Nov. 7, 2023, election will determine control of the state legislature and Virginia’s trifecta status. Virginia’s trifecta status changed from Democratic to divided as a result of the 2021 elections. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) was elected to succeed…

The Independent UK

Trump rivals try to make headway and other things to watch during the GOP presidential debate

A growing sense of urgency looms over the Republican Party’s second presidential primary debate as seven candidates seek momentum on a stage that will not feature the race’s frontrunner

The National (Scotland)

Backlash as anti-abortion group begins protest across Scotland

AN ANTI-ABORTION campaign group have launched a 40-day protest across Scotland outside health services which provide abortions.

The Independent UK

Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling

A coalition of anti-abortion organizations is urging two Wisconsin prosecutors to pursue charges against abortion providers in their counties despite a court's ruling that abortion is legal

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The Independent UK

Nikki Haley’s approach to abortion is rooted in her earliest days in South Carolina politics

Nikki Haley is gaining attention in the GOP race with her calls for “consensus” around abortion, an unusual tone in a campaign where Republican White House hopefuls often prefer to highlight their eagerness to fight President Joe Biden and other Democrats

The Independent UK

What the GOP candidates have said about abortion rights

All GOP candidates have declared themselves anti-abortion but have varrying opinions on a federal ban

The Independent UK

Republican 2024 candidates are walking the abortion line. One question is throwing them off balance

For decades an anti-abortion stance was the standard for GOP presidential nominees but since the fall of Roe v Wade, candidates have had to balance remaining loyal to the party without isolating a majority of voters. How will their stance affect their campaigns? Ariana Baio reports

The Independent UK

Kerry Washington reveals past abortion: ‘I’m telling my truth’

‘Abortion is not a bad word,’ she says

The Independent UK

A judge has rewritten Missouri ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

A Missouri judge has tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that described several proposed constitutional amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.”

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Campaign in Arizona launches signature drive for a ballot initiative to establish a state constitutional right to abortion

Arizona for Abortion Access launched a signature-gathering campaign for an initiative on Sep. 21, 2023. The ballot initiative, which would appear on the ballot in Nov. 2024, would establish a state constitutional right to abortion before the point of fetal viability (defined as the point of pregnancy when there is…

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A unique Texas legal rule lets the attorney general’s office supersede some judges’ orders

Lawyers criticize a provision they say erodes the separation of powers between Texas’ executive branch and its courts. It’s been used repeatedly this year as Texans try to block new state laws from going into effect.

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