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France has moved a step closer to legalising assisted suicide after the country’s National Assembly voted to approve controversial legislation despite the French Senate rejecting the Bill on three separate occasions. The legislation, one of President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship social reforms, would create a legal right to assisted suicide for…
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Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) has inadvertently fanned the flames of the country’s abortion debate after introducing new family support measures that recognise unborn children when calculating eligibility for certain benefits. The legislation, introduced by the PP government in the Madrid region, allows expectant parents to apply for some family…
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Image Source: Shutterstock A same-sex couple in Canada has launched a lawsuit against the surrogate mother who carried their son after she refused their request to abort the baby when doctors identified a cleft lip and a possible heart defect during pregnancy. The case, filed in Ontario Superior Court, has…
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France’s Senate has rejected a Bill to legalise assisted suicide for the third time, although supporters remain on course to introduce the law after the legislation returns to the National Assembly, where there is stronger backing. On Tuesday, senators voted by 169 votes to 164, with 11 abstentions, in favour…
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Image Source: Shutterstock Six years after the Republic of Ireland legalised abortion new figures published by the Health Service Executive (HSE) paint a stark picture of how dramatically the nation has changed. Almost 47,000 abortions have taken place since services began in January 2019, with pro-life groups warning that what…
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More than sixty American pro-life leaders and conservative commentators have signed a declaration calling for unborn children to receive the same legal protection as every other human being, arguing that abortion should no longer be treated differently to other acts of murder under the law. The move comes amid an…
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Image Source: Shutterstock Republican lawmakers in the United States have introduced two new bills aimed at tightening regulation of the surrogacy industry, arguing that current laws leave children vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania unveiled the Protecting Kids from Creeps Act and the Preventing International Surrogacy…
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Image Source: Shutterstock The Times has reported that Nigeria has become the second most popular destination for people in England seeking children through foreign surrogacy arrangements, with official figures revealing a sharp rise over the past decade. According to data released by Cafcass under freedom of information laws, the number…
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Hawaii has become one of the first American states to embrace a deeply controversial new abortion policy, allowing women to obtain so-called “just in case” abortion pills before they are even pregnant. The scheme, introduced through a Planned Parenthood affiliate, means women can stockpile abortion drugs at home for future…
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Image source: Shutterstock A man has been arrested at Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the area known as Northern Cyprus after allegedly attempting to transport four human embryos off the island in his luggage, in a case which has intensified scrutiny of the region’s controversial IVF industry. The 24-year-old suspect was…
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Image Source: X/@ProfJoannaHowe | Demonstrators outside of the SA Parliament South Australia’s parliament is once again set to debate late-term abortion laws, after independent upper house MP Sarah Game introduced a new bill seeking to restrict abortions after 25 weeks. The proposed legislation, introduced on Wednesday, would remove provisions in…
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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: 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…