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Image Source: YouTube/A Current Affair A 26-year-old Australian woman with a rare terminal illness has announced she plans to end her own life through assisted dying, reigniting debate over euthanasia laws and the growing international push to expand access to assisted suicide. Annaliese “Annie” Holland, from Australia, suffers from Autoimmune…
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Image Source: Wikimedia Commons | Governor Jared Polis A bill requiring colleges and universities across Colorado to provide access to abortion pills has passed the state legislature and is now awaiting the signature of Governor Jared Polis, who is expected to approve the measure in June. House Bill 26-1335 passed…
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Image Source: Shutterstock | Florida Supreme Court A Florida judge has sparked major controversy after comparing commercial surrogacy arrangements to “modern-day slavery” and questioning whether the practice violates the US Constitution. Judge Marlon Weiss, a senior judge in Broward County appointed by Republican governor Ron DeSantis, made the remarks during…
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Image source: UK Parliament – (L) Lord Moylan | (R) Baroness O’Loan Two new pro-life Private Members’ Bills are set to be introduced in the House of Lords after being selected in this parliamentary session’s ballot, while no pro-assisted suicide or pro-abortion Bills secured places. Lord Moylan’s Complications from Abortions…
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Image: L – Arizona Flag (Shutterstock) | R – Michael Isiah Sanchez (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office) An Arizona family is mourning the loss of a pregnant teenager allegedly murdered after refusing to abort her unborn child, in a case that has reignited concerns about violence, coercion, and pressure placed on…
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There is reason to rejoice in France as a second assisted suicide effort has suffered another major defeat after the French Senate rejected the proposed legislation, owing to mounting concerns about the impact legalisation of such a practice could have on vulnerable patients and wider society. On Tuesday, senators voted…
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The US Supreme Court has preserved country-wide access to the abortion pill mifepristone by post, blocking lower court restrictions that would have sharply curtailed the ability to obtain the drug at home. The ruling means women across America can continue receiving abortion pills through pharmacies and telemedicine services while a…
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The Republic of Ireland’s Dáil has rejected a sweeping attempt to liberalise the country’s abortion laws, with TDs voting down the Social Democrats’ Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill by 85 votes to 30. The radical proposals would have abolished the mandatory three-day waiting period before an abortion, removed criminal sanctions for…
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Image Credits: mayonews.ie Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has announced she is 16-weeks pregnant after undergoing IVF treatment as a single woman; while also revealing she faced significant online backlash during the process. Walsh, 38, conceived through IVF using donated sperm and is due to give birth in October. The…
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Image Source: ABC News Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has sparked outrage after saying during a livestream that his pregnant girlfriend would have an abortion if their baby turned out to be a girl. The controversial rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, made the comments during a gender reveal party with…
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Source: Getty | (L) Marchioness of Bath, (R) Marquess of Bath A High Court ruling allowing the Marquess of Bath’s younger son, born through surrogacy in the United States, to potentially benefit from the family’s £215 million trust fund has reignited debate over how British law treats children born via…
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Barrie Drewitt-Barlow has appeared in court charged with a series of serious sexual offences.
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Since parliament was prorogued on Wednesday 29th April, abortion up-to-birth is now the law of the land in England & Wales.