Abortion

China Digest, January 28, 2013

28 Jan 2013

A woman was hit and killed by a train while crossing railroad tracks near the Lishui Bridge subway station in Beijing on Saturday, The Beijing News reports.

Doctor's mistake led to abortion

12 Jan 2013

A private hospital doctor has been disciplined for wrongly telling a woman she was not pregnant - leading her to have an abortion after undergoing X-rays and taking medication.

Briefs, December 16, 2012

16 Dec 2012

Church leaders in the Philippines said yesterday that an impending birth control law aimed at reducing poverty in the conservative nation was one step towards legalising abortion. In a letter...

Mother's Choice provides lifeline for girls with crisis pregnancies in HK

3 Dec 2012

She did not want her parents to find out.

Shenzhen abortions hold high risks for Hong Kong women

3 Dec 2012

While pregnant women from the mainland have flocked to Hong Kong to give birth at the city's top-notch hospitals, thousands of pregnant Hongkongers are making the reverse journey - for a rather...

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Abortion in Ireland returned to spotlight by death

About 10,000 people marched through Dublin and observed a minute's silence in memory of an Indian dentist who died of blood poisoning in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion.

Irish probe death of Indian woman refused abortion

Irish authorities yesterday investigated the death of a woman who was refused a termination after doctors told her it was a Catholic country, in a case that has revived debate about abortion laws...

Europe rights court condemns Poland in abortion rape case

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Poland for the inhumane and degrading treatment of a 14-year-old rape victim whom the authorities tried to stop having an abortion.

US Presidential Election 2012

Romney assures Republican base he would be a 'pro-life president'

Mitt Romney sought to assure his conservative base that he would be a "pro-life president" if he defeats US President Barack Obama, reaffirming his opposition to abortion a day after suggesting he...

UNITED STATES

Romney insists he’ll be a ‘pro-life president’

Mitt Romney assured on Wednesday he would be a “pro-life president” if he defeats President Barack Obama, reaffirming his opposition to abortion a day after suggesting he could moderate his...

WHITE HOUSE RACE

Pro-choice and anti-abortion groups set to battle it out in vital Virginia

As is the case across the United States, the economy is the dominant concern for voters in Virginia, but here abortion is such a hot issue that it could tip the balance on election day.