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Women’s right protesters clashed with police in Warsaw on Friday for a third night of demonstrations over a near-total ban on abortions with rape, incest or saving the mother’s life the only exemptions. Poles took to the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk and other cities for a third night of protests Friday, after a near-total ban … Read more
Poland will today implement a near-total ban on abortion following a ruling on the matter three months ago. ‘The ruling will be published today in the Journal of Laws,’ the government information centre said on Twitter. Under the new legislation, abortions are only permitted in cases of rape and incest, and when the mother’s life … Read more
Vatican declares it ‘morally acceptable’ for Catholics to receive Covid vaccines based on research that used tissue from abortions The Vatican said it received several requests for guidance on the Covid vaccines Vaccines have been prepared from cells derived from aborted fetuses The Church said it is ‘morally acceptable’ to receive the Covid vaccines By … Read more
A Christian group has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over Government changes to abortion rules made as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Christian Concern brought the action against the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over its change to the regulations. This allowed women to have medical abortions at home following a … Read more
The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales has increased by 4.1 per cent since the start of the coronavirus pandemic when compared with the same period last year. New figures have shown that between January and June this year there were 109,836 abortions carried out, compared with 105,540 over the first six months … Read more
Taking abortion pills at home could become a permanent option in parts of Britain after being temporarily allowed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Women up to 10 weeks pregnant have been able to get the necessary pills by only having a phone consultation, rather than attending a clinic, since March. The temporary measure was set up … Read more
The package landed on Courtney Barnes’s mat on May 1. Inside, were two packets of pills, a strip of the painkiller codeine, a pregnancy test and an instruction leaflet — the basic kit for a so-called ‘DIY’ abortion. Under emergency legislation quietly passed in March in response to the pandemic, women are no longer required … Read more
There’s a good friend of mine — I’ll call her Sarah — who’s a fantastic, devoted and loving mother. She’s in her early-40s, has two young children whom she simply adores, and a wonderful loving husband, whom she’s been with since university. There’s a comfortable home, a good job and a supportive network of friends … Read more