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Ireland to hold referendum on abortion in May

AreferendumonabortionlawsinIrelandwillbeheldattheendofMay,PrimeMinisterLeoVaradkarhasannounced.DescribedbyMrVaradkarasa"difficultdecisionfortheIrishpeopletomake

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Irish PM to campaign to ease abortion laws in referendum

TheprimeministerofIrelandsaidSaturdayhewillcampaignforaliberalizationofthecountry'sstrictabortionlawsinanupcomingreferendumonthedivisiveissue.LeoVaradkarsaidheh

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Irish abortion law: Tens of thousands march in Dublin

TensofthousandsofpeoplehavemarchedthroughthestreetsofDublintocallforachangetoIreland'sstrictabortionlaws.It'sthefirstbigrallysincetheIrishPrimeMinisterLeoVaradk

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Sri Lankan minister says abortion, LGBT rights will not be legalised<br>

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,September8(APD)--ASriLankangovernmentministeronFridaysaidthatabortionandLesbian,Gay,Bisexual,andTransgender(LGBT)rightswillnotbelegal

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India abortion: Police find 19 female foetuses

Police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have found 19 aborted female foetuses near a hospital.

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Poland's "Black Protest" for women's rights demands free choice in family planning

Warsaw witnessed Monday hundreds of black-clad women campaigning against a series of issues including mainly a project to alter the existing abortion law. They headed for the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) headquarters to present their demands.

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Zika virus epidemic has doubled abortion requests, study finds

The epidemic of Zika virus drove a spike in requests for abortion help in countries that ban or restrict abortions, researchers said Wednesday.

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Tribeca Film Festival documentary sheds new light on abortion debate in U.S.

Amie Jo Guinn finds herself pregnant, unexpectedly. Being a single mother who lives in the U.S. state of Missouri, she works nearly 90 hours per week as a bartender to support her two children.

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Trump reverses statement on women and abortion after outcry

​Donald Trump scrambled to clarify his position on abortion Wednesday after he said women who undergo the procedure should face "some form of punishment" should the practice be outlawed.

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American new F.D.A. guidelines ease access to abortion pill

Changes include increased window to take drug and at a smaller dose

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For Palestinian women, abortion can mean lies, jail or worse

"Fatma", a mother of twins with a demanding workload, was distraught to discover she was pregnant again. Her doctor agreed to perform an abortion, she says, only after she promised to pretend the procedure had been a medical emergency.

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Reform needed to end unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions

To protect women from unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, a stronger regulatory framework is needed to ensure sufficient access to sexual and reproductive health care, an expert has said.

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Committee in Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves law criminalizing abortion

A commission of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved a law on Wednesday, which would make it far more difficult to get an abortion in South America's largest country.

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Australian foot-in-mouth senator distracts from cancer breakthrough

A lambasted claim on national television by an Australian senator last week has effectively overshadowed a key breakthrough in breast cancer research here, after the minister caused widespread outrage in claiming a link between abortion and breast cancer.