Strict abortion bill revisited in S.D.
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Lawmakers who watched as a near-total ban on abortions failed in South Dakota voting booths last year have revived the legislation with changes that may make the difference in public acceptance. But the bill's success is far from assured.
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A Senate committee on Thursday joined the House of Representatives in defying a White House veto threat and moving to reverse a ban on contraception aid to overseas groups that offer abortion.
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NEW YORK - A federal judge declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional Thursday in the second such ruling in three months - even though he called the procedure "gruesome, brutal, barbaric and uncivilized."   U.S. District Judge Richard C...
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The House voted narrowly Thursday to reverse a ban on contraception aid to groups overseas that offer abortions, challenging a pillar of President Bush's foreign aid policy.
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The abortion bill most likely to become federal law this year would affect a relatively small number of pregnant teens, yet its impact on them could be dramatic &#151; sharply reducing the options for girls in many states who dread telling their parents of their plight.
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By KATHARINE WEBSTER SALEM, N.H. - A Maine couple upset that their 19-year-old daughter was pregnant tied her up, loaded her in their car and began driving to New York to force her to get an abortion, police said.
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Thirty-five years after Roe v. Wade, a debate is still raging  -  over which side is responsible for the drop in abortions
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A federal court on Wednesday  ruled that an abortion law signed by President Bush last year  was unconstitutional and banned the U.S. Justice Department  from enforcing it, joining two other states that struck down  the law.
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Activist jurisprudence is insane. Courts may overturn the original intent of the Constitution because "it was written so long ago" but may not overturn Roe v. Wade -- because "it was written so long ago." Ryan Larsen  Salt Lake City  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
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President Bush restates his opposition to abortion on the 35th anniversary of its legalisation in the US.
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Family planning groups outside of the United States would be allowed to receive contraceptives from the U.S. government under a Democratic plan moving through the House of Representatives that could prompt a veto by President George W. Bush.
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A measure that forbids cloning human embryos but allows scientists to extract stem cells from unwanted embryos for medical research is approved by Swiss voters. The restrictive legislation is similar to that of the Netherlands and Spain.
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Portugal is deciding in a national referendum Sunday whether to discard its strict abortion law, a battle that pits the Socialist government against conservative parties and the Catholic Church.
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Abortion opponents on Monday marked the 32nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion with a day of rallies, protests and other activities as the issue takes on new urgency with the likelihood of a high court vacancy during President Bush's term.
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The House voted narrowly to reverse a ban on contraception aid to groups overseas that offer abortions, a pillar of President Bushâs foreign aid policy.
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LISBON, Jul 20 (IPS) - Pleading "conscientious objection," a  significant proportion of doctors in Portugal are preventing  women from making use of the law authorising abortions up to 10  weeks of gestation, which entered into force on Sunday.
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A bill that would make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge passed the Senate Tuesday, but vast differences with the House version stood between the measure and President Bush's desk.