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| UpdatedA debate to decriminalise abortion in Queensland is cancelled and the issue postponed until at least the next term of Parliament, after LNP MPs indicated they would not support the proposal.
Topics: abortion, laws, state-parliament, minor-parties, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedThe LNP says it cannot support an independent MP's bid to decriminalise abortion in Queensland because the proposed laws are flawed and could create "further risk and uncertainty".
Topics: abortion, state-parliament, laws, womens-health, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, activism-and-lobbying, qld, brisbane-4000
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The legacy of the landmark 1973 ruling on abortion endures in the US after the death of Norma McCorvey — the "Roe" in Roe v Wade.
Topics: death, community-and-society, abortion, united-states
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| UpdatedNorma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the US Supreme Court's landmark Roe v Wade ruling in 1973, dies aged 69 of heart failure.
Topics: death, community-and-society, abortion, united-states
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New South Wales' new Minister for Women Tanya Davies has come under fire for her pro-life stance on her first day in the job.
Topics: abortion, reproduction-and-contraception, health, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, nsw
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| UpdatedNew South Wales' Minister for Women Tanya Davies endures a tough first day in the job after being grilled over her pro-life views.
Topics: abortion, reproduction-and-contraception, health, womens-health, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, women, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedUS Vice-President Mike Pence tells crowds gathered for the annual March for Life that ending taxpayer-funded abortion is among the new administration's top priorities.
Topics: abortion, religion-and-beliefs, rights, women, world-politics, united-states
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Feminist stories about abortion should be told to expose the pressure, coercion and abuse that can underscore reproductive decision-making in the first place, writes Rachel Hirsch.
Topics: reproduction-and-contraception, abortion, womens-health, domestic-violence, feminism
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The Netherlands launches a global fund to help women access abortion services to compensate for US President Donald Trump's ban on federal funding for foreign groups providing abortions abroad.
Topics: health, reproduction-and-contraception, abortion, world-politics, netherlands
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump reinstates a rule that bans US-funded groups around the world from discussing abortion, a move which has dismayed women's rights advocates.
Topics: abortion, reproduction-and-contraception, health, world-politics, united-states
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The Human Rights Law Centre lobbies the NT Government to reform abortion laws so women can terminate a pregnancy beyond 23 weeks without a doctor's approval.
Topics: abortion, law-crime-and-justice, nt
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The Northern Territory's abortion laws are being brought into line with the rest of the country, as the Government moves to legalise use of abortion drugs outside hospitals along with a suite of other changes that are being heralded as respecting women's choices.
Topics: abortion, reproduction-and-contraception, womens-health, government-and-politics, laws, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedWomen's lives look markedly different when they are able to decide if and when they become parents. Shouldn't men be given the same opportunity?
Topics: abortion, men, relationships, parenting, laws, health, reproduction-and-contraception, australia
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The recent announcement that the Pope will allow priests to grant forgiveness for the "sin" of abortion is yet another reason why women should continue to shout about theirs, writes Jane Caro.
Topics: feminism, women, abortion, pregnancy-and-childbirth, laws, australia
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While the Irish may have established their progressive bona fides last year with their vote on same-sex marriage, a vote on abortion could produce a very different result.
Topics: abortion, rights, medical-procedures, laws, crime, constitution, referendums, world-politics, ireland
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Mothers of children born with Down syndrome say they were put under repeated pressure to terminate their pregnancy and given only worst case scenarios for their baby's chances of a meaningful life.
Topics: reproduction-and-contraception, pregnancy-and-childbirth, health, reproduction-and-contraception, disabilities, abortion, australia, vic, tas
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| UpdatedPope Francis extends indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion — a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors in most parts of the world.
Topics: catholic, abortion, women, reproduction-and-contraception, holy-see-vatican-city-state
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| UpdatedThe election of Donald Trump has thrilled the pro-life movement in the US, and may strengthen it here, too. What young women don't realise is that their "right to choose" in Australia is not as safe as they might think.
Topics: feminism, women, state-parliament, abortion, womens-health, laws, australia
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Thousands of people make donations to Planned Parenthood in the name of US Vice-President-elect Mike Pence, an abortion opponent, so he will receive official acknowledgements from the women's health care provider.
Topics: abortion, reproduction-and-contraception, health, us-elections, united-states
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The Government of Nauru withdraws a bill that would have legalised abortions for refugee and asylum seeker women, after facing opposition in Parliament.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, refugees, abortion, nauru, pacific
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| UpdatedThe government of Nauru has withdrawn a bill that would have legalised abortions for refugee and asylum seeker women.
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| UpdatedAbortion laws in Queensland and New South Wales are outdated, ambiguous, and leave both patients and doctors in a potential legal bind, argues an article in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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Thousands of Poles dressed in black march through city streets in Poland, closing down government offices, restaurants and other businesses in protest against a petition for a total ban on abortion.
Topics: abortion, rights, religion-and-beliefs, poland
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The first person prosecuted under Tasmania's laws banning pro-life protests outside an abortion clinic appeals against his conviction, arguing the law is unconstitutional.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, abortion, activism-and-lobbying, tas
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| UpdatedTwo women use social media to document their journey from Ireland to the UK for an abortion to protest the country's strict reproductive laws, which make it illegal to terminate a pregnancy unless a woman's life is in danger.
Topics: abortion, reproduction-and-contraception, health, womens-health, women, social-media, ireland, united-kingdom