Tag: Abortion
MLAs urged to declare abortion views
The ACT Government has put abortion back on the political agenda, two months out from the election.[MORE]
Health service backs abortion bill
A north-east Victorian women's health service has welcomed moves to decriminalise abortion.[MORE]
Anti-abortion group campaigns against bill
A Bendigo anti-abortion group says it hopes state MPs who are voting on a bill to decriminalise abortion understand what they are voting on.[MORE]
Romanian 11-year-old can legally abort pregnancy
A Romanian government commission has ruled that a pregnant 11-year-old girl could legally have a late-term abortion, in a case that has split the Black Sea state's conservative society.[MORE]
Indian mothers aborting female foetuses: charity
The British charity Action Aid says new research in India indicates that the number of girls being born and surviving has hit an all-time low, compared to boys growing up into adulthood. [MORE]
Barnett moves motion against late-term abortion funding
Liberal Senator Guy Barnett has moved a motion in the Senate to end Medicare funding of late-term and second-trimester abortions.[MORE]
MPs question Medicare funding for late-term abortions
A number of federal Coalition MPs have raised the prospect of withdrawing Medicare funding for late-term abortions.[MORE]
Nelson opposes changes to foreign aid abortion ban
The Federal Opposition Leader is against a push to overturn a ban on Australian foreign aid paying for abortion advice.[MORE]
Rudd 'picking fight with churches' on abortion aid ban
Kevin Rudd warned of Church-led backlash over rethink on abortion aid ban.[MORE]
MPs urged to give women choice on abortion
A pro-choice group wants State Government MPs to support the most liberal of three options proposed by the Law Reform Commission to decriminalise abortion.[MORE]
Govt considering options on abortion
The Government says MPs will be allowed a conscience vote when it drafts legislation on abortion later this year.[MORE]
Britain keeps legal abortion limit at 24 weeks
Britain's Parliament has voted to keep the upper legal limit on abortion at 24 weeks, disappointing campaigners who argue survival rates have improved.[MORE]
Abortion pamphlet complaints upheld
The Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) has upheld complaints about an anti-abortion pamphlet distributed in the Gippsland region early this year.[MORE]
Foreign aid should extend to services supporting abortion: Greens
The Greens say the Federal Government should simply scrap a requirement which means Australian overseas aid funding cannot be spent on activities that support abortions.[MORE]
Graphic anti-abortion pamphlets spark emotional debate
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A graphic anti-abortion pamphlet posted to homes across Victoria has sparked a heated debate.[MORE]
Restraint urged after anti-abortion letter drop
The leader of the Victorian National party, Peter Ryan, has called for restraint in the abortion debate after a letter drop by a Melbourne-based anti-abortion group.[MORE]
Bella pro-love, not pro-life: director
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Director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde says Bella is a pro-love, not pro-life film.[MORE]
Fetus dumped in Philippines presidential palace
Filipino officials have launched an inquiry after a human fetus was found inside a bathroom at the Philippines presidential palace in Manila.[MORE]
Family First deny harassing abortion clinic patients
The Democrats have accused Family First members of harassing women outside an abortion clinic in Melbourne.[MORE]
Morning after pill readily available in Sau Paulo
Brazil's most populous state is fighting strict abortion laws by virtually giving away the morning after pill. [MORE]
US evangelicals rebuff Giuliani
Several thousand Christian conservative voters have rebuffed an olive branch from Republican White House hopeful Rudolph Giuliani over his support for abortion rights.[MORE]
Abortion clinic bomber gets 40 years
A Texan man who pleaded guilty to the attempted bombing of a health clinic where abortions were performed has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, officials said.[MORE]
'4D ultrasounds' may test abortion laws
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Video-quality ultrasounds are changing the debate about the ethics of late-term abortion.[MORE]
Republican vote under threat from angry religious right
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In the United States, conservative Christian leaders are beginning to show their discontent with the current crop of Republican presidential frontrunners.[MORE]
Abortion not a human right: Pope
Pope Benedict XVI rejected the concept that abortion could be considered a human right and urged European leaders to do everything possible to raise birth rates and make their countries more child-friendly.[MORE]
