In what is being dubbed as the fallout of the overturning of Roe vs Wade, a 13-year-old girl in the US state of Mississippi was forced to give birth to a boy after she was raped by a stranger.

Roe vs Wade fallout: 13-year-old girl gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi

In a resounding victory for reproductive rights supporters, Ohio voters decisively rejected Issue 1, a Republican-backed ballot measure aiming to heighten the difficulty of enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution.

Ohio voters reject Issue 1, delivering a major win to pro-abortion rights supporters

The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed the annual defence authorization bill. The much-debated bill has set policies for the Department of Defense, with controversial amendments by Republican members on hot-button social issues. The final vote on the National Defense Authorization Act(NDAA) stood at 219 to 210 with almost all Democrats voting against it.

New NDAA bill eliminates diversity programmes

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 US Supreme Court on April 21, preserved the access to a commonly used abortion pill, marking a significant moment of respite for abortion rights in the country.

US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access amid legal battle

The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday fell short of delivering complete access to a widely-used abortion pill and instead gave way for a temporary access to such pills.

US Supreme Court preserves access to widely consumed abortion pill, for now

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will seek the Supreme Court to get involved in order to maintain Americans' enhanced access to the abortion drug mifepristone, including through mail orders and without having to see a doctor. "The Justice Department strongly disagrees with the Fifth Circuit's decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA to deny in part our request for a stay pending appeal," Attorney General Merrick Garland stated. To defend the FDA's scientific judgement and safeguard Americans' access to safe and effective reproductive care, we will ask the Supreme Court for immediate relief.

Florida: Battle on abortion pill Mifeprinstone heads to Supreme Court

In the first such case in Poland, women's rights activist Justyna Wydrzynska was found guilty of supplying abortion pills to a pregnant woman. The Catholic country has some of the tightest regulations in Europe and all abortions are prohibited except in instances of rape, incest, or situations in which the mother's life or health is in danger, as per AFP.

Polish activist, cofounder of Abortion Dream Team found guilty of supplying abortion pills

US District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk announced Monday the hearing on a lawsuit alleging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should never have approved the "dangerous" prescription drug Mifepristone in 2000.

Why are the conservatives up in arms about the abortion pills

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that a draft law will be placed forward by his government enshrining the right to abortion in the French constitution in the months ahead.

Macron says will put abortion rights in French constitution in 'coming months'

Lawmakers in the French parliament have moved a step closer to becoming the first country in the world to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right. Watch full video to know more.

Abortion a constitution right in France soon?

Conservative activists in the U.S. want FDA to recall Mifepristone. They say the abortion pill was approved in a haste & could prove to be dangerous for women & girls. How true are their claims? Priyanka Sharma reports.

Gravitas: Activists want FDA to ban mifepristone

Over 5 American states have voted to uphold abortion rights. Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, California & Vermont, all 5 of them held a referendum on abortion. The people of all 5 states have voted overwhelming in favour of abortion. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: US Midterm Election: These 5 states have upheld abortion rights

The Pentagon will offer travel assistance and support to troops and their families who need abortions but are based in areas where the procedure is now prohibited.

Pentagon pledges funds, help for troops seeking abortions

United States President Joe Biden has identified the first bill that he will send to Congress if the Democrats succeed in retaining control of the House of Representatives as well as the Senate.

Joe Biden expected to pledge codifying abortion rights ahead of mid-term elections

Thousands in US march for abortion rights ahead of mid-term elections

With November mid-term just a month away, the abortion debate is once again making headlines. Many democrats in the United States are pouring funds in for abortion-centered ads ahead of critical midterm elections.

Democrats focus on abortion rights ahead of US midterms

In a recent event, a man from Michigan shot a pro-life elderly woman and the reason for the shooting was said to be an argument over abortion rights. Pro-life woman was gathering votes for abortion rights referendum .

Michigan: Man shoots woman due to squabble over abortion rights

India's Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgement, which reiterated that all women have the right to get an abortion.

WION Fineprint: India's Supreme Court delivers a landmark judgement on abortion rights

India's supreme court delivered a historic judgment, guaranteeing the right to abortion for unmarried women. The court also clarified that the rights extend to pregnancies resulting from marital rape. Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: India's supreme court reaffirms abortion rights

An email sent to faculty members at the University of Idaho in the United States cautions them against giving students any kind of birth control, including condoms.

Roe V. Wade reversal: Faculty at US college threatened with dismissal if found talking about abortion

Following the election triumph of far-right Italian politician Giorgia Meloni, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday said that the European Union would closely follow the respect of certain human rights and would be "attentive" to the respect of women's rights such as abortion.

French PM vows to 'be attentive' to ensuring abortion, human rights are respected in Italy after Meloni's win

Two months after the United States took away women's right to safe abortion, now a case involving a Florida teen is sparking anger. The unidentified 16-year-old girl had approached the court seeking abortion on the grounds that she was still in school and "not ready to have a baby", reports AFP.

What a joke! US court says teen is mature enough to have a child but not an 'abortion'

Even as the state of women's rights in the United States faces a steady decline, unborn foetus rights are seeing an elevation. Now, the state of Georgia is giving unborn children the right to be considered a person.

Georgia provides 'unborn foetus' rights of a person, just weeks after taking away basic rights of women

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