A proposal which would force women to get permission from their sexual partner to allow them to have an abortion has passed the first hurdle in Oklahoma. The bill would mean women needed written consent from a man for a doctor to carry out a termination. The bill’s author, state legislator Justin Humphrey, who has … Read more
hio Governor John Kasich has vetoed the so-called “heartbeat” abortion bill that would have banned most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The bill caused an outcry and Mr Kasich said it could be unconstitutional. But he did sign a 20-week abortion ban, which is similar to a restriction already in place in … Read more
‘Mary’ felt she had no choice but to risk a back-alley abortion in Nairobi In the wood-panelled interior of Nairobi’s High Court, a battle is due to begin on December 15 that will determine whether hundreds of thousands of women each year are committing criminal acts. The issue of abortion in Kenya has been mired … Read more