London Conference Backs Abortion
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The London conference on reproductive health concluded Thursday with a resolution backing the right to abortion. The agreement on the right to abortion marked a significant step forward from the International
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Pro-life activists mark the 40th year of the Abortion Act with a rally and march in Westminster.
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The issue of women bishops being allowed in the Church of England has been debated by the general synod.
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LONDON, Aug 24 (IPS) - More than 700 professionals in the health field   from 107 countries will gather in London next week to push  forward a  delivery of reproductive health services that has been  slowing down if  not stalling.
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All pregnant women should officially register and get permission if they want an abortion, a minister says.
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Portugal has warned that a floating Dutch abortion clinic will not be allowed to enter its waters. The clinic offers the abortion pill in international waters to women in countries where it is illegal or restricted.
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US and UK also due to announce economic support at donor conference expected to raise billions of pounds
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LONDON, Aug 29 (IPS) - A London conference of non-governmental   organisations will set ''clear and  coherent'' new priorities to take  forward the  agreements on reproductive health reached in Cairo ten years   back.
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Northern Ireland&#39;s Department of Health has been ordered to draw up guidelines on when abortion can be carried out. The Court of Appeal in the North made the order.
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The British Medical Association conference will consider a call for quicker and easier access to abortion.
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Number of abortions in England and Wales rose 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006.
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Catholic church leaders urge women to look at alternatives to termination, as the Abortion Act's 40th anniversary approaches.
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Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
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Sex education is not enough to cut teen pregnancies and abortions in the UK, Medical Research Council experts say.
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Britain&#39;s leading scientific institution said it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty banning human cloning.
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Portugal's parliament approves abortion on demand after a referendum last month failed to settle the issue.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: It is not anti-choice to want a more thoughtful debate on why women have so many abortions.