At the end of October - and in the face of the coronavirus crisis, as well as counter-demonstrations by nationalists - Warsaw came alive with protestors fighting for women’s rights. In the largest...
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Abortion is in the news in the U.S. this week as two states pass legislation designed to reduce barriers to access for patients who need later abortion. The right is screeching about baby killing,...
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Two weeks ago, Ireland made the historic decision to repeal its 8th amendment, which had previously outlawed abortion by giving a foetus an equal right to life as the person carrying it. By a...
I was a pretty sensitive child, so when I heard that babies were being murdered in their thousands, and that this was absolutely legal, I was horrified. Murdering babies couldn’t possibly be...
Picture the scene: you’re at a hospital because you have an unwanted pregnancy and are seeking out a termination. You have seen all the appropriate professionals and had all the relevant tests. You...
The Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, has signed legislation that bans doctors from carrying out abortions if the foetus has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome. The Republican Governor has formalised the...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a 20 week abortion ban last week, and we decided to take a look back in our archives for those who think the battle over bodily autonomy is new. Here's Sady...
Well, it's official: The Democrats believe that affirming the bodily autonomy of roughly half the population constitutes a 'litmus test,' so they'll be funding runs by anti-choice candidates...