Latest news about Abortion in The Nomad Today

24 June 2022, US, Washington: Abortion rights and anti-abortion activists protest outside US supreme court. The supreme court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion in the United States. Photo: Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS

In historic reversal, US Supreme Court frees states to outlaw abortion

The Nomad Today 6/24/22

American conservatives promised to push for abortion bans in every state or antiabortion legislation at the federal level, particularly if they make gains in Congress in November’s elections

09 February 2022, Colombia, Bogota: Pro-Choice feminist movements demonstrate in the outskirts of the Constitutional Court in support of the decriminalization of abortions in Colombia. Photo: -/LongVisual via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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LATIN AMERICA

Colombia's top court decriminalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/22/22

Colombia is the latest Latin American country to relax abortion restrictions

30 December 2020, Argentina, Buenos Aires: Pro-abortion activists react after lawmakers passed a bill that legalizes abortion, outside Congress. Photo: Matias Chiofalo/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

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LATIN AMERICA

Ecuador passes law permitting abortion after rape

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/18/22

Until now, Ecuador has only allowed abortion in special cases, such as after the rape of women with mental disabilities or if the mother's life is in danger

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POLAND

Further protests planned after death of Polish woman denied abortion

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/2/21

Local media reported that the doctors chose to wait until the foetus died rather than intervene with an abortion

HANDOUT - 24 June 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Parliament president David Sassoli speaks during a press conference, on the first day of a two-days European Union summit at the European Council. Photo: Mario Salerno/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS

European Parliament demands access to legal abortion

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/25/21

One of the most problematic obstacles to access to abortion is the denial of medical care on the basis of personal conviction, it said in a justification letter.