Carla Foster: Mother jailed over lockdown abortion to be released
The Court of Appeal reduces Carla Foster’s sentence for illegally obtaining abortion tablets. Source link
Abortion
Calls for abortion law reform after mother jailed
The Commons equalities committee chair says it is time to debate “outdated” abortion rules. Source link
Mother jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit
Carla Foster, 44, pleaded guilty to procuring drugs to induce an abortion at 32-34 weeks. Source link
Indiana abortion doctor: Caitlin Bernard fined for speaking about 10-year-old
When Caitlin Bernard went public about treating a 10-year-old rape victim it became a huge story. Source link
Florida moves to ban abortion after six weeks
The bill passed by the state’s legislature must still be signed by Governor Ron DeSantis to become law. Source link
What are abortion pills and could they be banned?
They have become the new frontier in the US battle over abortion access. Now, a lawsuit in Texas threatens to pull mifepristone off shelves nationwide. The drug is one of two pills used for medication abortion, which account for half of all abortions in the country. The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal explains. Video by Joyce Liu and … Read more
Texas man sues women for helping ex-wife get abortion
She filed for divorce in May 2022 before the divorce was finalised in February 2023. The lawsuit alleges she learned she was pregnant in July 2022, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade , but a month before the state’s trigger law banning abortion came into effect, which made providing an abortion a felony … Read more
Abortion UK: Women ‘manipulated’ in crisis pregnancy advice centres
Investigation finds more than a third of services are giving misleading information or unethical advice. Source link
Malta moves to ease EU’s last total ban on abortion
The reform would allow doctors to terminate a pregnancy if a mother’s life or health were at risk. Source link
MPs back abortion clinic buffer zone law
Protesters found breaching 150-meter buffer zones around clinics would face up to six months in jail. Source link