A judge has issued a temporary halt to South Carolina's new law that bans most abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy. The Friday ruling by Judge Clifton Newman came shortly after Governor Henry McMaster signed the bill into law.

South Carolina judge temporarily blocks abortion ban, pending Supreme Court review

South Carolina's state senate approved an anti-abortion bill that would ban most abortions at about six weeks, a period when most people are unaware they are pregnant.

South Carolina legislators pass abortion bill

Lawmakers in the US state of South Carolina are all set to bring in a bill that would make a woman who had an abortion eligible for the death penalty. The bill called "South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023," seeks to amend the state's current law, redefining a "person" to include a fertilised egg at the point of conception, affording that zygote "equal protection under the homicide laws of the state" .

US: South Carolina lawmakers propose 'death penalty' for women who had abortions

A Democratic drive to make the right to abortion the law of the land failed in the US Senate on Wednesday after Republicans refused to allow a vote on the deeply polarizing issue that threatens to upend the upcoming midterm election campaign.

US Republicans block contentious Senate abortion rights vote

(Trigger warning: Sexual assault) While a state in the US introduced a pandora's box with strict abortion laws that are being challenged in court by the federal government, less developed countries and even small islands are introducing progressive measures.

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On Saturday, there will be demonstrations across the country to protest Texas’ crowdsourced abortion ban and the Supreme Court’s refusal to enjoin it. It could be a broad mobilization.

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The Supreme Court did not take action early Wednesday on a request to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, allowing the most restrictive abortion law in the nation to go into effect.

Texas’ near-ban on abortions takes effect after Supreme Court fails to act

Texas is set to take effect a new law forbidding abortion after six weeks. Unless a court steps in, this legislation will come into effect on Wednesday. In May, Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill that would make Texas became one of a dozen states to ban abortion upon detection of the fetal heartbeat, which is usually around the sixth week of pregnancy.

'Heartbeat bill': Restrictive Texas abortion law poised to take effect

Argentine Senate have approved Bill to legalise abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy. The decision came after years of organizing within the Argentine abortion-rights movement.

Argentina Senate approves Bill to legalise abortion

Argentina has become the first major Latin American country to legalise abortion despite opposition from the Catholic Church. Will more countries follow? WION's Palki Sharma brings you a report

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Argentina became the largest country in Latin America to legalise abortion

Argentina's Senate is due to decide next week on whether to give final approval to a bill that would allow abortion up to fourteenth week of pregnancy. The bill is backed by the government but has divided the society that has close ties with Roman Catholic faith.

Abortion bill in Argentine senate expected to heat-up debate

The US Supreme Court defended abortion rights in a major ruling on Monday by striking down a Louisiana law placing restrictions on doctors who perform the procedure, dealing a blow to anti-abortion advocates.

In major ruling, US Supreme Court strikes down strict Louisiana abortion law

New Zealand on Thursday passed a bill with a resounding victory to decriminalise abortion. The bill that ends the restrictive law in New Zealand allows women to self-refer to abortion clinics within the first 20 weeks of gestation.

New Zealand passes bill to decriminalise abortion

Missouri could become the first state in the United States without an abortion clinic, authorities warned. Al Jazeera quoted nonprofit organisation, Planned Parenthood, claiming that Missouri`s only abortion clinic expects to be shut down this week after the state health department refused to renew its license, which would make it the only US state without a legal abortion clinic.

Missouri to become first US state without an abortion clinic

Netflix Inc said on Tuesday it would "rethink" its film and television production investment in Georgia if a new law severely restricting abortion in the state is implemented, but the streaming service will continue to work there for now.

Netflix to 'rethink' investment in Georgia if abortion law takes effect

Missouri lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits women from seeking an abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy, days after Alabama enacted the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.

Missouri follows Alabama by passing restrictive abortion bill

Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion in almost all cases, the strictest such US law.Watch full video to know more.

Albama lawmakers pass bill to outlaw all abortions

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