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Woman dies during abortion, doctor couple arrested

A doctor couple has been arrested following a woman`s death during an abortion.

Court acquits doctor for conducting illegal abortion

A doctor has been acquitted by a Delhi court for want of evidence as she was unconscious during the...

Huge seizure of govt contraceptives from Naxals

Security forces deployed in the Naxal corridor are now reporting huge seizures of contraceptives an...

China eases grip on blind Chinese activist

Chen Guangcheng has been under house arrest for nearly 15 months for campaigning against forced abor...

China to crack down on sex-selective abortions

A government plan says efforts should made to "eliminate discrimination against girls".

Immediate IUD use after abortion found safe

Implanting an intrauterine device (IUD) in the womb immediately after an abortion, instead of waitin...

Selective abortion of girls on rise among rich

Between 42 lakh and 1.21 crore female foetuses were selectively aborted in the country in the last...

Protests in Agra as abortion victim dies

Manisha`s husband sold his land for her treatment but to no avail.

Abortion is safer than having a baby

Medical chiefs in Britain say pregnant women should be told that having an abortion is safer than ha...

Abortion is safer than having a baby

Women should be advised that abortion is generally safer than continuing a pregnancy to term.

Activities at casinos leading to rise in abortions: BJP leader

Leader of Opposition in Goa Assembly Manohar Parrikar (BJP) on Thursday claimed that "activities" a...

Maharshtra to restrict sale of abortion pills

Concerned over "dwindling" ratio of girl child in the state, Maharashtra government has decided to...

Maharashtra to restrict sale of abortion pills

Concerned about the skewed sex ratio in Maharashtra, the State government has decided to restrict ...

Deoband`s fatwa: Abortion only on hakeem`s advice

From now on, ask a `holy Muslim doctor` before you go for an abortion, the Darul Uloom- Deoband ha...

Gujrat High Court allows rape victim to undergo abortion

In a rare order, an 18-year-old Dalit rape victim has been allowed to undergo abortion after taking...

Europe rights court faults Ireland on abortion ban

Ireland had stopped a Lithuanian cancer sufferer from terminating pregnancy.

Irish abortion ban violates women`s rights: Court

The European Court of Human Rights rules that Irish abortion laws violated the rights of one of thre...

Anorexia linked with unplanned pregnancies

Women with anorexia nervosa are more likely to have unplanned pregnancies and induced abortions.

Abortion debate weighs on Brazil Presidential poll

Religion has pushed its way into Brazil?s presidential election, which gets decided on the weekend, ...

Chinese woman forced to abort 8-month-old foetus

A pregnant woman in south China was detained, beaten and forced to have an abortion just a month bef...

Abortion takes centre stage in Brazil presidential vote

Religious activists drop support for leading candidate Dilma Rousseff.

Mexican state reduces penalty for abortion `crime`

Six women condemned to up to 29 years in prison for abortion will see their sentences reduced to eig...

`Abortion a method of contraception in Argentina`

Forty percent of pregnancies in Argentina are terminated by illegal abortions, the HRW has said.

Vatican prelate attacks Spain`s PM over abortion law

In 2009, around 115,000 abortions were carried out in Spain.

Spain`s new abortion law comes into force

Spain`s controversial abortion law has come into force.

Woman forcefully aborted after she married against family wish

A woman was allegedly forced to undergo an abortion by her family members here after she married aga...

Laura Bush `secretly supported gay marriage, abortion rights`

Former US First Lady Laura Bush didn`t agree with her husband on two hot and controversial topics in...

Pope criticises launch of `abortion pill` in Italy

In a statement targeting the launch of the "abortion pill" in Italy, Pope Benedict XVI has said Chri...

Thousands protest abortion law in Spain

Thousands of people took to the streets in nearly 100 cities on Sunday to protest against abortion a...

Mexican women demand end to anti-abortion laws

About 90 non-governmental organisations have urged the Mexican Congress to overturn the country`s an...

Abortion deal may be hard to keep in health bill

Abortion was a dealmaker. But of hundreds of deals cut so healthcare legislation can stay alive, the...

Kennedy, Catholic bishop war over abortion

The uneasy relationship between the Kennedy family and the Catholic Church turned to open warfare on...

White House at odds with bishops over abortion

The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over aborti...

Britain is abortion capital of Europe

With nearly half of teenaged pregnant girls in Britain going for termination, the country has surp...

Massive protest in Madrid against abortion law reform

A massive protest has been held here against the government`s reform of the voluntary-abortion law.

Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 annually

Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion re...

Support for abortion rights falls in US

Support for abortion rights has slipped in America this year and now barely edges opposition, while ...

Spanish government approves controversial abortion reforms

Spain`s Socialist government on Saturday approved controversial reforms to the country`s abortion l...

Amnesty urges Dominican Republic not to ban abortion

Amnesty International (AI) has warned that the proposed changes to the Dominican Republic`s constitu...

OTC EC and abortion pills cause menstrual problems: TOI

Can abortion pills cause menstrual problems among women?

Vatican to excommunicate doctors, women for abortion pill use

As Italy authorised the use of the abortion pill Mifepristone, the Vatican threatened to excommunica...

RU486 abortion drug to be allowed in Italy

Italy`s health and drugs authorities have approved the use of the abortion drug RU486, drawing immed...

13 million abortions in China each year: Report

Some 13mn abortions are carried out in China each year, in part because there is little education ab...

SC disallows abortion of mentally challenged woman

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court directing termina...

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