Leading Polish activists held a civil hearing at the Polish parliament on 26 August on the rising number of Polish women who are travelling abroad to obtain access to abortion.
A study by two Children’s Hospital doctors has found that searches on ‘abortion’ rise in areas with more conservative abortion policies or where the procedure is less available.
An Associated Press-Univision poll of 1,500 Latino adults also found significant divisions on social issues such as same-sex unions and abortion, along lines of age, language and whether one is Catholic or Protestant.
The head of a Russian dairy company has said the company would dismss Russian Orthodox Christian employees who have abortions or refuse a religious marriage.
A report by the New York-based organisation claims that 40 percent of Argentine pregnancies end in abortion, most of which are carried out clandestinely and are the leading cause of maternal mortality.