The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of one of the three women who claimed that Irish abortion laws out their health at risk. The woman, who was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer when she fell pregnant unexpectedly, was forced to go to the UK for an abortion, as she was not […]
It has emerged in recent news reports that many women in China are being forced into having abortions, even in the later stages of pregnancy, in attempts by government officials to keep a strong grip on population numbers and fully enforce their one-child family planning laws. Conservative reports show that the “one-child policy leads to […]
An increase in figures of doctors not willing to carry out abortions has led to Europe’s most renowned human rights association to take steps in preventing them from letting their morals dictate their professionalism. Previously ousted at the general election, British Socialist member Christine McCafferty has called for a ban in the rights of doctors […]