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"A Girl Is Not A Mother": Thousands Protest Brazil's New Abortion Bill
Thousands of Brazilians on Thursday rallied against a bill under debate in Congress that would equate abortion with homicide and impose sentences of up to 20 years for terminating a pregnancy after 22 weeks, even in cases of rape.
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New York Passes Bill To Protect Doctors Prescribing Abortion Pills
New York's Democratic-majority state legislature announced Tuesday that it had passed a bill to provide legal protection to doctors prescribing and shipping abortion pills to patients in states that ban the procedure.
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"Before Many Learn They're Pregnant": Florida's 6-Week Abortion Ban Slammed
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions after six weeks, hours after the White House called the measure "extreme and dangerous."
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Idaho Becomes First US State To Introduce Abortion-Related Travel Ban
After the US Supreme Court's ruling that ended the right to terminate a pregnancy last June, the state of Idaho has become the first to move forward with a bill that restricts interstate travel for abortion.
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US House Passes Bills To Protect Abortion Access Across Country
The US House of Representatives adopted two bills on Friday aimed at protecting access to abortion after the Supreme Court ruled that individual states can ban or restrict the procedure.
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US Supreme Court Appears To Lean Towards Blocking Texas Abortion Law
A majority on the US Supreme Court appeared to be leaning Monday towards blocking a Texas bill that bans abortion after six weeks, the most restrictive law passed since abortion was made a constitutional right five decades ago.
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Louisiana Latest US State To Ban Abortions, As Early As 6 Weeks
The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks from conception, often before a woman even realizes she is pregnant.
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21 Thousand Women In US Ordered Abortion Pills Online In 6 Months
As many as 21,000 women in the United States ordered abortion pills online in the past six months- between October 2018 and March 2019-according to figures revealed by a charity Aid Access.
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Missouri, Latest US State To Restrict Abortion
The Missouri House passed a bill on Friday banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, making it the latest US state to pass restrictions on ending a pregnancy.
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Alabama Passes Bill To Ban Abortions, No Exception Even In Rape Cases
The Alabama senate passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States on Tuesday that bans any termination of pregnancy and could punish doctors who perform the procedure with life in prison.
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Georgia Governor Signs "Heartbeat" Abortion Ban, Joining A US Movement
Georgia's Republican governor on Tuesday signed legislation outlawing abortion if a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, part of a concerted effort to restrict abortion rights in states across the country.
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Georgia Values Life: US State Passes "Heartbeat Bill" To Ban Abortions
The governor of the southern US state of Georgia was expected to sign a bill banning abortion as soon as a heartbeat is detected, after legislators on Friday approved the text which Hollywood celebrities vowed to fight.
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With "Heartbeat Bill", Mississippi Moves To Ban Abortion After Six Weeks
Lawmakers in the southeastern US state of Mississippi passed a bill on Tuesday banning abortion of pregnancies where a heartbeat is detectable -- from six weeks -- as human rights groups vowed to fight the move.
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South Carolina Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 19 Weeks
The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban.
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Russian Lawmakers to Debate Abortion Restrictions
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday submitted a bill to parliament that would ban abortions in private clinics and omit them from state insurance policies.
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"A Girl Is Not A Mother": Thousands Protest Brazil's New Abortion Bill
Thousands of Brazilians on Thursday rallied against a bill under debate in Congress that would equate abortion with homicide and impose sentences of up to 20 years for terminating a pregnancy after 22 weeks, even in cases of rape.
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New York Passes Bill To Protect Doctors Prescribing Abortion Pills
New York's Democratic-majority state legislature announced Tuesday that it had passed a bill to provide legal protection to doctors prescribing and shipping abortion pills to patients in states that ban the procedure.
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"Before Many Learn They're Pregnant": Florida's 6-Week Abortion Ban Slammed
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions after six weeks, hours after the White House called the measure "extreme and dangerous."
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Idaho Becomes First US State To Introduce Abortion-Related Travel Ban
After the US Supreme Court's ruling that ended the right to terminate a pregnancy last June, the state of Idaho has become the first to move forward with a bill that restricts interstate travel for abortion.
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US House Passes Bills To Protect Abortion Access Across Country
The US House of Representatives adopted two bills on Friday aimed at protecting access to abortion after the Supreme Court ruled that individual states can ban or restrict the procedure.
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US Supreme Court Appears To Lean Towards Blocking Texas Abortion Law
A majority on the US Supreme Court appeared to be leaning Monday towards blocking a Texas bill that bans abortion after six weeks, the most restrictive law passed since abortion was made a constitutional right five decades ago.
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Louisiana Latest US State To Ban Abortions, As Early As 6 Weeks
The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks from conception, often before a woman even realizes she is pregnant.
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21 Thousand Women In US Ordered Abortion Pills Online In 6 Months
As many as 21,000 women in the United States ordered abortion pills online in the past six months- between October 2018 and March 2019-according to figures revealed by a charity Aid Access.
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Missouri, Latest US State To Restrict Abortion
The Missouri House passed a bill on Friday banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, making it the latest US state to pass restrictions on ending a pregnancy.
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Alabama Passes Bill To Ban Abortions, No Exception Even In Rape Cases
The Alabama senate passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States on Tuesday that bans any termination of pregnancy and could punish doctors who perform the procedure with life in prison.
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Georgia Governor Signs "Heartbeat" Abortion Ban, Joining A US Movement
Georgia's Republican governor on Tuesday signed legislation outlawing abortion if a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, part of a concerted effort to restrict abortion rights in states across the country.
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Georgia Values Life: US State Passes "Heartbeat Bill" To Ban Abortions
The governor of the southern US state of Georgia was expected to sign a bill banning abortion as soon as a heartbeat is detected, after legislators on Friday approved the text which Hollywood celebrities vowed to fight.
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With "Heartbeat Bill", Mississippi Moves To Ban Abortion After Six Weeks
Lawmakers in the southeastern US state of Mississippi passed a bill on Tuesday banning abortion of pregnancies where a heartbeat is detectable -- from six weeks -- as human rights groups vowed to fight the move.
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South Carolina Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 19 Weeks
The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban.
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Russian Lawmakers to Debate Abortion Restrictions
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday submitted a bill to parliament that would ban abortions in private clinics and omit them from state insurance policies.
