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Modified Rules on Abortion Considered (May 10, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On May 1, 2013, Enda Kenny, the Prime Minister of Ireland, introduced the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013. If ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Ireland
Payment for Abortions and for Contraceptives for Minors (November 07, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On October 26, 2012, the National Assembly, the lower house of
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: France
Congress Considering a Bill to Decriminalize Abortion (October 25, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand
On September 25, 2012,
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Uruguay
Investigation of Late Forced Abortion Leads to Suspension of Local Officials (June 21, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Xinhua News Agency reported on June 15, 2012, that Chinese authorities were investigating a case of an alleged forced abortion, carried ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: China
Criminalization of Some Abortions Ruled Unconstitutional (April 19, 2012) by Eduardo Soares
On April 12, 2012, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, or STF), by a majority vote, ruled unconstitutional the ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Parliament Mulling Proposal to Legalize Abortion (April 05, 2012) by Hanibal Goitom
On March 26, 2012, it was reported that the Rwandan Parliament is considering a draft presidential order aimed at legalizing abortion ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Rwanda
Supreme Court Decision on Abortion (March 16, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand
On March 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of Argentina rendered a decision in the case of an abortion performed on a ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Argentina
No to Legalized Abortion (September 27, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On September 18, 2011, the citizens of Liechtenstein voted in a referendum to reject a proposal to legalize abortion in that ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Liechtenstein
Court Rules for Plaintiff in Abortion Rights Case (June 01, 2011) by Constance Johnson
On May 26, 2011, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in an abortion case brought by a ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights / Poland
Government Response to Loss in European Court Ruling on Abortion Law (January 04, 2011) by Stephen Clarke
On December 16, 2010, the office of the head of the government in Ireland issued a statement indicating that the government ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Ireland
Lower House of Legislature Votes on Abortion Reform Bill (January 05, 2010) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand
A joint session of Spain's Congreso de los Diputados (Lower House) voted on December 17, 2009, on an abortion reform bill. ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Spain
Congress Debates Legislation Decriminalizing Abortion (November 06, 2009) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand
On October 7, 2009, Peru's Special Revision Commission on the reform of the Criminal Code approved an amendment that would decriminalize ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Peru
Legal Action Against Government on Abortion (May 04, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom
It was reported on April 29, 2009, that Women in Law in Southern Africa-Malawi (WILSA-Malawi), a women's rights group in Malawi, ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Malawi
Abortion Pill Not Innocent Drug for Health (January 12, 2009) by Dario Ferreira
The Vatican recently condemned the RU486 pill, which was approved by the Italian government in February 2008, because it is intended ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Holy See (Vatican City State)
Proposed Law to Decriminalize Abortions (September 30, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on September 16, 2008, that a new draft bill on women's reproductive health and rights, which seeks to ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Kenya
High Court Denial of Abortion Petition Prompts Review of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (September 17, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
Upon being advised by their physicians that the baby to be born to them would have a congenitally defective heart, an ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: India
Abortion Permitted in Rape Case (July 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson
It was recently reported that Romania is making an exception to its laws to permit an eleven-year-old girl to have an ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Romania
Legalizing Abortion to Be Considered (March 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare drafted a new policy in late 2007 to seek more realistic measures to ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: South Korea
New Abortion Restrictions (December 02, 2007) by Peter Roudik
On October 29, 2007, the Russian Federation Health Care and Social Development Ministry issued an executive regulation that establishes a new ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation
Alaska Supreme Court Holds Parental Consent Requirement Unconstitutional Under Alaska Constitution (November 02, 2007) by Luis Acosta
On November 2, the Supreme Court of Alaska held that a law requiring minors to obtain parental consent before obtaining an ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: United States
Last updated: May 10, 2013
