The Supreme Court upheld Mexico City’s abortion law by an 8-to-3 vote on 28 August, allowing unrestricted abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Legislation to remove abortion from the Crimes Act has been introduced into State Parliament by Women’s Affairs Minister Maxine Morand.
A debate organised by Progress Educational Trust at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, on 23 September 2008.
Over a year after abortion was decriminalised in Mexico City, abortion opponents hope the highest court will reverse the legislation.
The Bush administration has proposed stronger protections for health-care workers who refuse to participate in abortions.
We can reject the flawed claims that abortions threaten the mental health of women who choose to have them. By Melissa McEwan in The Guardian.
A major study from an influential American body finds abortion does not cause women to have mental health problems.
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