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Supreme Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Abort 30-Week-Pregnancy

22Apr

India

Supreme Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Abort 30-Week-Pregnancy

The Supreme Court of India on Monday has allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy, setting aside the Bombay High Court ruling declining the minor’s mother’s plea. The court has called it an “exceptional case” and allowed abortion on the basis of a hospital report. As...

France Becomes First Country To Add Right To Abortion In Constitution

During a historic joint session of Parliament, French lawmakers approved a bill that would enable a woman’s right to abortion in the French constitution. During the parliamentary session at the Palace of Versailles, the bill was passed with an overwhelming majority of 780-72 vote. Nearly the entire ...

From Jane Roe To Kate Cox; Texas And Its Unending Battle Of Ban On Abortion

Texas is well known for its strict laws. Supreme Court of the country has now reversed the abortion law. Texas and its fight regarding the banning of abortion have a long-rooted history. The state that lies at the south of United States banned abortion since 1971. In 1971, Norma McCorvey, who is...