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.
The Texas law, pegged a “fetal heartbeat bill,” bans abortions at the point of the “first detectable heartbeat,” which could happen around six weeks into pregnancy.
Kerala High Court has said that the freedom of a woman to decide whether to continue with pregnancy cannot be taken away.
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.
The Bombay High Court has permitted an unmarried woman to terminate her over 23-week pregnancy, observing that giving birth to a child out of wedlock would cause her much mental and physical anguish.
The government said that an unborn child cannot protect itself from the harm designed by his/her own mother.
The apex court sought response of the Central government on a PIL of three women who have sought that provisions like sections 3(2) (a) and 3(2) (b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, be declared as "void and unconstitutional" as they were violative of their fundamental rights.
A federal appeals court said Thursday, June 20, 2019 that new Trump administration rules imposing additional hurdles for women seeking abortions can take effect while the government appeals decisions that blocked them.
Francis made the comments, among his strongest yet against abortion, during his weekly Wednesday audience dedicated to the commandment exhorting the faithful not to kill.
The girl, who was allowed by the Supreme Court to terminate her 32-week-old pregnancy on medical grounds, had on Friday delivered the baby after a caesarean section operation at the hospital
Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act prohibits abortion of a foetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Courts allow medical termination of pregnancy up to 20 weeks under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and can make an exception if the foetus is genetically abnormal
There have been cases where rape victims moved the court to abort their unwanted pregnancies arising out of rape and the top court has allowed their plea to terminate foetus beyond legally permissible period
A local court here refused a plea to allow a 10-year-old rape survivor undergo an abortion after it was confirmed that she was 26 weeks pregnant
Supreme Court today dismissed a plea by a woman who wanted to abort her pregnancy of 26 weeks as the foetus suffered from 'down syndrome'.
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a Mumbai woman to terminate her 24-week-old foetus after doctors reported that it was deformed and might pose a risk to the mother’s life. The
the health ministry has recommended recognising “failure of contraceptive” and “unplanned pregnancy” as legitimate reasons for abortion among all women, married or single.
London, Jan 8: More than two months after an Indian dentist died in Ireland after being refused termination of an unviable pregnancy, a committee set up by the Irish Parliament began hearing submissions from medical
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