US Supreme Court returns to abortion in a major case
This week the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the most controversial case of the year, the long-awaited challenge to Roe v. Wade and...
City employees in Boston can get 12 weeks’ paid leave after abortions
While Iran is trying to wind back the clock on abortion (see BioEdge), Boston is trying to make it easier. According to a report in...
Non-invasive prenatal testing is becoming a growth industry
A fascinating article in the journal Annual Reviews examines the uptake of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in Australia, Canada, China and Hong Kong, India, Israel, Lebanon, the...
Benin and El Salvador go in opposite directions on abortion
Parliamentary committee votes / La Prensa Grafica It is odd to see how countries can differ so radically on the fundamental issue of abortion. The...
Pope Francis insists on right to conscientious objection for abortion refuseniks
Pope Francis Health workers have a non-negotiable right to conscientious objection if they are asked to participate in an abortion, Pope Francis told a conference of...
UK court upholds legality of aborting Down Syndrome babies
A woman with Down syndrome lost a court challenge against the UK government last week contesting the legality of abortion up until birth of a...
Mexico’s Supreme Court dismantles conscientious objection
The Supreme Court of Mexico is dismantling the right of doctors to conscientious objection, after its recent decision that the states must decriminalise abortion. In its decision...
Biden begins his ‘all of government’ response to restrictive Texas abortion law
Attorney-General denounces the law as ‘clearly unconstitutional’