Tag Archives: Abortion

Abortion set to become legal in Northern Ireland from midnight tonight

Vigil takes place in Dublin as abortion becomes legal in Northern Ireland.  Abortion is set to become legal in Northern Ireland from midnight tonight. Meanwhile, same-sex marriage will become legal and will be introduced from January. MPs at Westminster voted to decriminalise both abortion and same-sex marriage – unless a new power-sharing government is in… Read More »

NSW to overturn archaic abortion ban

A private members bill which could see abortions decriminalised and regulated as a medical procedure in NSW will be introduced to parliament this week. Currently abortions in the state are dealt with under the Crimes Act 1900. The Reproductive Healthcare Reform Bill 2019 will be introduced by independent MP for Sydney, Alex Greenwich. Under the… Read More »

Trump administration pauses new rule limiting abortion referrals: report

FILE PHOTO: A Missouri state flag waves outside the Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood St. Louis Region, Missouri’s sole abortion clinic, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will pause its enforcement of a new rule barring federally funded family planning clinics from referring… Read More »

Effort to repeal Missouri 8-week abortion ban hits roadblock

Efforts to repeal Missouri’s new eight-week abortion ban with a public vote hit a roadblock Thursday, the latest development in a fight over abortion rights that’s playing out on multiple fronts in the state. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft told reporters that the Missouri Constitution prohibits a referendum on the sweeping abortion law because… Read More »

Racist photo tip came from ex-classmate angry with Northam's abortion remarks

A far-right conservative website was reportedly tipped off about the racist photo on Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page by one of his former classmates. A source from Big League Politics told the Washington Post the individual reached out because of “anger” over Northam’s recent comments about a bill that would loosen restrictions on… Read More »