December 6, 2016
Brazil on Tuesday took "an important step forward in the battle for reproductive rights," when the country's "Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not a crime when performed in the first trimester of a pregnancy," columnist Sirin Kale writes for Broadly.
December 6, 2016
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December 5, 2016
A federal magistrate last week ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging federal contracts with religious affiliated organizations that deny unaccompanied, immigrant minors access to abortion and contraception, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
December 5, 2016
Women's Med Center of Dayton last week appealed Ohio officials' decision to revoke its operating license, the Dayton Daily News reports.
December 5, 2016
Abortion-rights opponents in Arkansas plan to propose several new restrictions on abortion care in the upcoming legislative session, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports.
December 5, 2016
The French National Assembly last week approved a measure that would prohibit deceptive websites that hold themselves out as unbiased but aim to dissuade women from seeking abortion care, The Guardian reports.
December 2, 2016
The House on Wednesday voted 234-181 to approve a resolution that authorizes an additional $800,000 in funding for a congressional panel targeting abortion providers, doubling the panel's budget, USA Today reports.
December 2, 2016
Ohio officials have revoked the Women's Med Center of Dayton's operating license, saying the abortion clinic does not meet the state's criteria for a variance to a patient transfer agreement requirement, the AP/Toledo Blade reports.
December 2, 2016
A drug used in medication abortion is not expected to become available in Canada until early next year, Canadian Press/CTV reports.
December 2, 2016
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