A British woman on Monday (June 12) was sentenced to 14 months in prison for lying about her pregnancy to secure abortion-causing drugs during the pandemic lockdown.

British woman sentenced to 14 months in prison for abortion during Covid lockdown

On Tuesday (September 13), Lindsey Graham, a well-known Republican senator, unveiled a bill that would outlaw abortion after 15 weeks in all 50 US states. The bill has been heavily criticised by the White House and lawmakers and has very little chance of passing in the Democratic-held Senate.

US Senator Lindsey Graham proposes national 15-week abortion ban; White House criticises 

A judge in Mississippi has rejected a request from the state's only abortion clinic which aimed temporarily to block a new law outlawing the the procedure. The ruling means that the ban will take effect beginning tomorrow.

US: Mississippi court upholds abortion ban