Should abortion be a choice? In Poland, the top judicial body has imposed a near-total ban on abortion. Thousands of women have hit the streets against the decision. The debate between 'pro-choice' & 'pro-life' has been reignited. WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Poland imposes near-total ban on abortion

Mexico's Supreme Court has rejected an injunction that could have effectively decriminalised termination of child birth in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The pro-choice campaigners were hoping for a historic ruling but were hugely disappointed when the court ruled against giving women the opportunity to choose.

Mexico Supreme Court rejects proposal to decriminalise abortion

Ireland voted by an overwhelming majority to relax its constitutional restriction on divorce, results showed Sunday, the latest in a series of reforms to modernise the charter of the once-devoutly Catholic nation.

Ireland votes overwhelmingly to relax strict divorce law

Alabama's governor on Wednesday signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in political conservatives' latest challenge to the landmark 1973 US Supreme Court decision establishing a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy.

Alabama governor signs nation's strictest abortion ban

Alabama lawmakers' vote to outlaw almost all abortions in the state is igniting a legal and political battle over what would be the most restrictive law in the country as conservatives aim to challenge the Supreme Court's 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

Alabama abortion ban igniting legal, political battles

British lawmakers opened the door Wednesday to reform of Northern Ireland's strict abortion and same-sex marriage laws, adopting a legal requirement for the government in London to assess the policies' compatibility with human rights legislation.

British lawmakers open door to reform of Northern Ireland abortion, gay marriage laws

Voters in Ireland on Friday backed the removal of a constitutional abortion ban by two-to-one

Northern Ireland rally calls on Britain's May to ease abortion rules

Speaking after a landslide referendum in favour of repealing the republic's ban on abortions, Varadkar said Ireland had emerged from the shadows and come of age

Irish PM hails abortion referendum result; says, 'abortion stigma is gone'

The referendum comes three years after Ireland voted to legalise same-sex marriage, in a seismic change for the EU nation

Irish PM hails 'quiet revolution' as vote overturns abortion ban

The campaign has dominated public debate in Ireland over recent months and has forced its nearly 3.5 million voters to decide if the constitutional ban on abortion should stay or go

Ireland heads to vote in historic abortion referendum

Currently, Poland outlaws abortions, with exceptions of rape, incest, badly damaged foetuses or if the mother?s life is at risk.

Polish government drops proposed total abortion ban

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