The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

Flaminia Luck asked a panel on BBC Any Questions how we make sure America's Supreme Court's decision doesn't bolster dated opinions on women's reproductive rights in the UK

Last Friday was the best day ever for the campaign to ban abortions in the United States.

At first I wanted to weep and howl. But then I wrote – and then I revolted, says playwright and activist V (formerly Eve Ensler)

Momentous decisions on abortion, guns, the environment and religion have left many wondering: what next?

Contributions to Democratic candidates and abortion-rights groups have spiked sharply. Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt says, “How (abortion) plays out in November is to be determined, but for now, it is injecting some much-needed enthusiasm into parts of the Democratic coalition.”

Thousands of Australians protested against the Roe v. Wade ruling on Saturday.

The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that had given some abortion clinics confidence to resume performing abortions

The whiplash of Texas clinics turning away patients, rescheduling them and now potentially canceling appointments again illustrated the confusion and scrambling taking place since Roe fell.

In the wake of the Roe v Wade ruling in the US being overturned, protesters in cities across Australia say they will fight any attempts to wind back reproductive rights.

An event where politicians from across the political spectrum were due to speak moves at the last minute because of "violent threats", according to South Australian Liberal leader David Speirs. He later withdrew from the event.

Abortion, guns and religion _ a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court term