abortion

A drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists. However, …

The Texas Legislature passed a bipartisan law aimed at clarifying the emergency exception to the state’s abortion ban this spring. The law is called The Life of the Mother Act. …

The Wisconsin Supreme Court listens to arguments during a redistricting hearing at the state Capitol, Nov. 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. The court decided Wednesday, July 2, 2025, that the …

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. The Labour MP for Gower, Tonia Antoniazzi, led the call …

Getty Images A law change aimed at decriminalising abortion will be debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Two Labour MPs, Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy, have tabled rival …

Women would no longer be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in England and Wales under a proposed shake-up of abortion laws. MPs are set to get a free vote next …

Elen Hughes Elen Hughes says if she was investigated while grieving, it “might well have been the end of me” Women’s bodies are still controlled by “Victorian era” laws, a …

Adriana Smith remains on life-support at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP/AP Adriana Smith, a 30 year-old nurse and mother, was about nine …

A Labour MP has launched a bid to decriminalise abortions, after campaigners revealed estimates that police have prosecuted more than 100 women under abortion laws in recent years. Abortion remains …

An amendment proposing to decriminalise abortion has been tabled in parliament, backed by a group of more than 50 cross-party MPs. Put forward by the MP Tonia Antoniazzi, it is …