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On specific information, Barman along with a team of senior health department officials rushed to the hospital and directly entered into the labour room where the operation was going on. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Tripura minister catches doctor red-handed while conducting abortion

The Health Minister also said that this practice has been going on from the last two and a half years.

23 May 2019 7:20 AM IST

Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar and actress Penelope Cruz also supported the movement, wearing the famous green scarf, a few hours before this mobilisation, according to photos published by The Family Planning and the Womens Foundation on social networks. (Photo: AFP)

Demonstration at the Cannes Film festival to legalise abortion

On the marches in Cannes, mobilisation to defend safe and free' abortion.

20 May 2019 8:00 AM IST

On Wednesday, Alabama banned abortions at any time, with the same exception. (Photo:AP)

Missouri follows Alabama; passes law that would ban abortion after 8...

The legislation allows for an abortion after the eighth week only in the case of medical emergencies.

18 May 2019 12:30 PM IST

Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano took to Twitter encouraging women to go on a sex strike in protest. (Photo: Instagram/milano_alyssa)

Sex strikes' not likely to help abortion rights

Here's why a sex strike' is an unlikely device to aid in access to abortion and women's rights over their bodies.

15 May 2019 9:06 PM IST

Andie MacDowell has spoken out in reaction to Alabama signing through the most stringent abortion legislation in the US. (Photo:AP)

US court declares abortion services in Missouri can continue for now

The St. Louis clinic in Missouri had been on the verge of losing its license to carry out the procedure.

1 Jun 2019 8:33 AM IST

The first illustration of the project documents the ordeals a young woman was confronted with when she opted for an abortion.

Aborting stigma

City-based artist Indu Harikumar talks about illustrating for a social media project that aims to normalise...

31 Aug 2019 6:25 AM IST

During the day, the murder case of the survivors father also came up before the court. Sengar and his brother have not been named as accused by the CBI in this case. (Photo: File)

In retrial, El Salvador acquits woman accused of killing her stillborn...

Evelyn Hernandez was previously convicted of intentionally inducing an abortion and had already served 3 yrs of 30-yr...

20 Aug 2019 1:49 PM IST

On Wednesday, Alabama banned abortions at any time, with the same exception. (Photo:AP)

New Zealand's proposed abortion laws to give women right to choose

The bill, to be introduced to parliament on Thursday, will be a conscience vote rather than along party lines.

5 Aug 2019 12:57 PM IST

Beyond the legal ramifications, how does one find websites where the pills are sold? How do you make sure you get them quickly? What is the pain like? Dozens of women are exchanging advice, tips and notes about their experiences in the abortion forum on the popular social network Reddit.

Women in US forced to depend on online pharmacies, googled...

Abortions using mifepristone and misoprostol pills are safe but the real concern about self-managed abortion aren't...

10 May 2020 8:53 PM IST

The study found that 15.6 million abortions were performed in the country in 2015. (Photo: Pixabay)

AA Edit | Abortion: Compassion is the key

It is not enough that there is a law and it must be ensured that its advantages reach its intended beneficiaries

13 Oct 2023 12:49 AM IST

Bombay high court

Court allows woman to abort foetus

The report stated that foetus has a serious hernia due to which the child could die after birth.

25 May 2018 3:06 AM IST

The man had sex with her and the girl underwent an abortion on her return to Britain. (Representational Image)

In a first, UK woman tricks teenage daughter to travel to Pak, marry...

The girl was betrothed to a man 16 years her senior on a visit to Pakistan when she was 13.

23 May 2018 12:44 PM IST