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  Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law

  World | October 02, 2021 7:17 IST

  The Texas law is just one that has set up the biggest test of abortion rights in the U.S. in decades, and it is part of a broader push by Republicans nationwide to impose new restrictions on abortion.

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  Will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas: Justice Department

  World | September 07, 2021 9:07 IST

  Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department would “protect those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services” under a federal law known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

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  Texas lawmakers approve abortion ban as early as 6 weeks

  World | May 14, 2021 9:25 IST

  Texas would ban abortions after as early as six weeks and allow private citizens to enforce the rule through civil lawsuits against doctors and others under a measure given final approval by state lawmakers.

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  HC allows termination of 28 week pregnancy based on AIIMS board report

  India | January 11, 2021 13:38 IST

  The Delhi High Court Monday allowed a woman's plea to terminate her 28-week pregnancy after a medical board constituted by AIIMS said her fetus can be aborted as it suffered from anencephaly, a condition where the skull bone is not formed, and was therefore, incompatible with life.

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  Selective abortion in India may lead to 6.8 million fewer girls being born by 2030: Study

  India | August 31, 2020 15:14 IST

  An estimated 6.8 million fewer female births will be recorded across India by 2030 due to sex-selective abortions, according to a study that projects the highest deficits in the birth of girls will occur in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Cabinet approves raising of upper limit for permitting abortions to 24 weeks

  India | January 29, 2020 16:33 IST

  The Bill will be introduced in the ensuing session of Parliament. While addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the upper limit for permitting abortions has been extended from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks.

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  Over 95 per cent women do not regret having an abortion: Study

  Lifestyle | January 13, 2020 19:10 IST

  According to a study published in the journal, Social Science & Medicine over 95 percent of the women said abortion was the right decision for them.

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  Ceiling of 20 weeks for abortion can't be extended: Centre to SC

  India | September 18, 2019 22:27 IST

  The government said that an unborn child cannot protect itself from the harm designed by his/her own mother.

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  Supreme Court agrees to PIL decriminalising abortion, issues notice to Centre

  India | July 15, 2019 13:17 IST

  The Court has issued a notice to the Centre, emphasising that every woman should have the choice of reproduction.

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  Rape victims shouldn't be forced to move court for abortion: Madras HC

  India | June 22, 2019 21:35 IST

  According to the guidelines, if pregnancy of a woman does not exceed 20 weeks, the doctors can terminate it. In rape cases, however, a DNA test of the conceptus is mandatory before an abortion can be carried out.

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  No condom ads on TV between 6 am to 10 pm, but Lancet study reveals vice-versa

  India | December 13, 2017 13:17 IST

  As per the country's first large-scale study on abortions and unintended pregnancies, India has recorded around 15.6mn abortions in 2015.

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  Over 13 million women abort in China every year

  World | January 28, 2015 12:29 IST

  Beijing: Over 13 million abortions are carried out in China every year with an increasing number of predominantly younger people choosing to end unwanted pregnancies, a media report said Wednesday.Among female adolescents who have premarital

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  Nicki Minaj on abortion: I was going to die

  Hollywood | January 02, 2015 7:30 IST

  Los Angeles: Singer Nicki Minaj says her abortion is the “hardest thing” she's gone through.The 32-year-old has opened up about the abortion she had when she was a teenager and was still at school admitting

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  Irish abortion bill passes 1st test on 138-24 vote

  World | July 02, 2013 23:46 IST

  Dublin, Jul 2: Ireland appeared on course to legalize abortion in extremely restricted circumstances as lawmakers voted Tuesday to support a bill that would permit pregnancies to be terminated when deemed necessary to save the

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  Ireland to legalise abortion when mother's life is at risk

  World | December 18, 2012 22:23 IST

  London, Dec 18:  Ireland today announced it will legalise abortions when the mother's life is at risk, weeks after the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar who died after being refused an abortion in the

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  Savita's death: Abortion requests missing from medical file

  World | November 23, 2012 19:56 IST

  London, Nov 23: Praveen Halappanavar, husband of an Indian dentist who died due to pregnancy-related complications after being denied abortion in Ireland, says the medical notes made available to him do not contain their repeated

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  Savita's husband wants independent inquiry

  World | November 20, 2012 21:45 IST

  Dublin, Nov 20: Even as the husband of the late Savita Halappanavar demanded an independent inquiry into the Indian woman's death, Irish Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said Tuesday the probe should be carried out by

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  Savita's case was not about abortion, say Ireland's bishops

  World | November 20, 2012 18:21 IST

  London, Nov 20: Amidst a raging debate on the country's strict abortion laws, Ireland's Catholic bishops have said that the church "has never taught that the life of a child in the womb should be

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  Irish cabinet to take up abortion report

  World | November 19, 2012 22:23 IST

  London, Nov19: The Irish cabinet will take up a report of an expert group on abortion as thousands of people in Ireland protest the tragic death of an Indian dentist.Irish Health Minister James Reilly has

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  Will not be rushed by pressures: Irish PM on abortion rights

  World | November 17, 2012 12:21 IST

  London, Nov 17: With an Indian dentist's tragic death igniting protests over right to abortion in Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said he is awaiting a report by an expert group on the