Since the US Supreme Court sent back the issue of abortion to the states in 2022, Democrats have mobilized to protect abortion rights while Republicans have worked to restrict the procedure on religious and moral grounds. Will this issue change the fate of the US elections this year? Watch to know more.

US Elections 2024: 10 States With Abortion Questions On Ballot

In South Korea, a blogger has courted controversy by claiming that she terminated her pregnancy at 36 weeks or nine months. Her claims are being investigated for murder and have prompted horror.

South Korean blogger claims to have terminated pregnancy at 9 months. How is that possible?

The world leaders met in several different settings during the just finished G7 summit in Italy, but the most notable exchanges were those between French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni when they took their different stands on abortion laws.

G7 Summit Italy: Meloni-Macron clash at G7 summit | Cold stares and sniping at summit

"Abortion is not healthcare, it is homicide," believe Republicans in Texas, and they are open to imposing the death penalty on those who provide the procedure. Delegates to the Texas GOP convention, over the weekend, voted on a 2024 party platform that announces, "Abortion is not healthcare; it is homicide," and wants to overturn a state law that bars prosecuting a person who performs an abortion from being charged with homicide.

'Abortion is murder,' and Republicans in Texas are open to punishing it with death penalty: Report

A peculiar case in the United Kingdom is raising eyebrows a 44-year-old British woman used medication to induce abortion but her pregnancy had crossed the legal set limit so now she has been handed over a 28-month prison sentence. The case took place in Central England, the unnamed woman became pregnant in 2019 and then she searched a number of abortion-related items online in the months following reports suggesting she was between 32 and 34 weeks of her pregnancy. She has been sentenced under an act that dates back to 1861 which suggests that abortions can only take place in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy for which the maximum sentence in the country is life imprisonment.

Women jailed for 28 months over abortion | UK News

The United States Supreme Court on Friday (April 14) temporarily preserved full access to the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone, putting on hold lower court decisions placing restrictions on the drug.

US Supreme Court temporarily preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone

US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas on April 7 suspended approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, which will essentially make sales of the pill illegal in the U.S., while a legal challenge proceeds. Watch this to know more.

US abortion pill: What happened and what's next?

A federal judge in the United States on Friday (April 7) halted the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The 67-page ruling by US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Texas allows the Joe Biden administration one week to appeal the decision, according to court documents.

Texas federal judge halts US approval of abortion pill mifepristone

In pics | Thousands of Hungarians protest in front of parliament against change in abortion laws 

The Indian Supreme Court expanded the scope of the MTP Act to include "unmarried women", allowing a woman to abort her 24-weeks pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship. Molly Gambhir tells you why this verdict is significant.

WION Fineprint | Unmarried women have right to safe abortion says Indian Supreme Court

On Thursday, the Oklahoma state legislature passed a bill that lays a ban on abortions after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. The bill was passed in the Oklahoma House by a large majority, and even as it includes exceptions for medical emergencies, it has no provisions for cases involving rape and incest.

First Texas, now Oklahoma: Republican-led state passes law banning abortion after 6 weeks

After years of controversy and criticism from gynaecologists, Germany is planning to scrap a Nazi-era law that limits information on abortion, while access to the procedure in the country remains beset by obstacles.

Germany looks to reform Nazi-era abortion information laws

Roe v. Wade has had a rough two weeks at the Supreme Court. On Dec. 1, at arguments over its fate in a case from Mississippi, the five most conservative justices showed no interest in doing anything short of overruling it.

With Roe at risk, justices explore a new way to question precedents

“I feel heard tonight!” a near-ecstatic Diwan said as accepted her historic award. The Venice Film Festival 2021 gave its top honour, Golden Lion for Best Film, to Audrey Diwan's take on abortion, 'Happening'.

Venice Film Festival: 'Happening', French abortion drama, wins the Golden Lion

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

Democratic presidential candidates are aligning with liberal advocacy groups for a day of nationwide rallies against a series of recent state laws significantly restricting abortion. In New York, Democratic mayor and presidential candidate Bill De Blasio spoke at a rally attended by hundreds of protesters against the new laws.

DeBlasio joins Stop Abortion Ban Rally in NY

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

Varadkar's government plans to hold the referendum as soon as May to loosen some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world

Irish Prime Minister says he will campaign for liberalisation of abortion laws

The capital has allowed the procedure within three months of conception but it is prohibited throughout the rest of the country

Mexico Supreme Court rejects legalising abortion

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