Tag: abortion
Actress Etinosa makes case for abortion
Etinosa Idemudia wondered why the world is strongly against terminating pregnancies especially as many people are not disciplined enough to…
17 U.S. lawmakers arrested for protesting abortion rights
At least 17 Democratic lawmakers, including prominent progressives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, were arrested at an abortion rights protest…
Ohio-based 10 year-old abused girl seeks abortion in Indiana
Ohio is among a number of states that have rolled back abortion access since the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional…
Factbox: Where abortion is still legal in U.S. after Supreme Court verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision paves the way for about half of the…
Fall of abortion: It’s a sad day for the court and America – Biden
Biden, in a reaction after the Supreme Court's judgement said "It's a sad day for the court and for the…
US Supreme Court overturns 50-year-old ruling legalising abortion nationwide
The apex court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to…
Microsoft to cover U.S. workers’ travel costs for abortion
Microsoft said it will "continue to do everything we can under the law to protect our employees' rights and support…
U.S. Senate to vote Wednesday on abortion rights bill
Last week a draft decision was leaked showing a majority of the country's top court would vote to overturn Roe…
Woman charged with murder after self-induced abortion
“Herrera was arrested and served with an indictment on the charge of Murder after Herrera did then and there intentionally…
Argentina country of Pope Francis legalises abortion
Argentina, the country of Pope Francis on Wednesday became the first major country in Latin America to legalise abortion.
Aproko Doctor takes stand on abortion with comedy skit
Nonso Bobby Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor has set the internet on a frenzy after he dropped a comedy…
Nigerian doctor Aniagboso wants abortion legalised
A Nigerian doctor Obinna Aniagboso, has said legalising abortion would help reduce unwanted pregnancies and risks associated with unsafe abortions.
7-month-old marriage dissolved over refusal to abort pregnancy
A Sharia court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna on Monday dissolved a seven-month-old union between one Binta Abdullahi and Isyaku Abdullahi…
Pope Francis says abortion is never OK, equates it to “hiring a hitman”
Pope Francis said Saturday that abortion can never be condoned, even when the fetus is gravely sick or likely to…
‘My body, my choice’: Thousands turn out to protest Alabama’s abortion law
Thousands took to the streets in the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday to rally against the nation’s most…
Hundreds protest against restrictive bans on abortion in Alabama
Around 400 people took to the streets in the capital city of the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday…
Alabama senate passes law to ban abortion
The Alabama senate has passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States, which places a near-total ban on…
Commissioner cautions over alarming results of ”Abortion Survey”
Anambra Health Commissioner, Dr Joe Akabuike has called for proper sex education for students to avoid unwanted pregnancies, abortions and…
Pope Francis: Abortion is like hiring a “contract killer”
Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a “contract killer”.
2.7 million Nigerian women engage in abortion
A Public Health Scientist, Mrs Suzanne Bell on Thursday said the abortion rate by women of reproductive age in Nigeria…
Argentina Senate votes against legalizing abortion
Argentina's senators on Thursday voted against legalizing abortion in the homeland of Pope Francis, dashing the hopes of women's rights…
Pope Francis calls for equal passion in fight against social injustice, abortion
Pope Francis said on Monday that Catholics should not give “excessive importance” to certain Church rules while disregarding others, urging…
Thousands Rally Against Irish Abortion Laws
10,000 people rallied in Dublin on Saturday against Irish government plans to ease some of the world’s most restrictive abortion…
Abortion Counselor Confesses: After 5 abortions, I kept the 6th
“I had five abortions but decided to keep one pregnancy to have a deal with God.
President Trump bans abortion in US
U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked the Presidential Memorandum on Mexico City Policy and Assistance for Voluntary Population Planning, which…
Catholic bishops at war with health minister over abortion
Bishops of the Catholic Conference of Ibadan Ecclesiastical province have condemned the alleged subtle plan by the Minister of Health,…
Abortion requests rise amid Zika fears
The mysterious Zika virus has been detected in 61 countries, the majority in Latin America and more pregnant women are…
Girl, 11, Delivered Of Baby Girl After Being Denied Abortion
An 11-year-old girl was delivered of a baby girl on Friday in Asuncion, Paraguay, in a case that sparked outrage…
Empathising With Down Syndrome Victims
By Bilkis Bakare It is an unimaginable thing if a child’s right to life is decided ever before his arrival…
Abortion: Father, Mom Charged Over Daughter’s Death
A 15-year old girl Deborah Adegboyega has died as a result of complications from unsafe abortion allegedly procured by her…