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South Korea’s top court strikes down abortion ban
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South Korea’s top court strikes down abortion ban

South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the country’s law criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional, as well as a law…
Ireland votes to lift blasphemy ban
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Ireland votes to lift blasphemy ban

Ireland has voted to lift a rarely enforced constitutional ban on blasphemy in the latest secular reform for the once…
Irish PM hails ‘quiet revolution’ as vote overturns abortion ban
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Irish PM hails ‘quiet revolution’ as vote overturns abortion ban

Ireland’s resounding vote to overturn a constitutional ban on abortion represents the culmination of a “quiet revolution” in the country,…
Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever
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Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever

Pushed by a wave of demonstrations by women’s groups, the homeland of Pope Francis seems closer than ever to legalizing…
Global female empowerment marches enter second day
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Global female empowerment marches enter second day

Demonstrations in support of female empowerment are scheduled in cities across the country Sunday, a day after hundreds of thousands…
US to end funding for UN Population Fund over abortion: official
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US to end funding for UN Population Fund over abortion: official

The US government plans to stop funding the United Nations Population Fund because of the organization's "coercive" family planning practices,…
Al-Azhar Grand Imam lashes out against abortion, globalization
Egypt

Al-Azhar Grand Imam lashes out against abortion, globalization

The leading religious authority in Sunni Islam has lashed out at supporters of abortion rights, sexual reassignment and globalization, saying…
Trump’s first month augurs stormy trans-Atlantic relations
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Trump’s first month augurs stormy trans-Atlantic relations

After President Donald Trump's raucous first month in office, Europeans have reacted with demonstrations, counter-barbs and sheer angst that a…
Eight countries sign up to counter Trump’s global anti-abortion move
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Eight countries sign up to counter Trump’s global anti-abortion move

Eight countries have joined an initiative to raise millions of dollars to replace shortfalls caused by President Donald Trump's ban…
Buying an abortion in the virtual world of Facebook
Egypt

Buying an abortion in the virtual world of Facebook

With 28 million Facebook users in Egypt, advertisers have clocked the social networking website as a powerful tool for promoting…
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