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Abortion New South Wales

MP and activist unite to stop sex-selective abortions

Noisy demonstrations in front of Parliament House do work, say the politician and the activist behind a bill to stop sex-selective abortions in New South Wales. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Abortion Europe

Spanish PM wants ‘blacklists’ of doctors who won’t perform abortions

Spain’s socialist government is pushing for regional “blacklists” of doctors who object to performing abortions, sparking backlash from medical and Catholic leaders. Source: Catholic Review.

Abortion Service

Victorian MPs call for end to abortion ban at public, Catholic-run hospitals

Victoria’s public, Catholic-run hospitals would lose their ability to object to providing abortion and contraception services at their facilities under a new crossbench proposal. Source: Herald Sun.

Abortion Europe

Number of abortions in Ireland more than doubles in five years

Abortions in Ireland have spiked in the space of just five years, government figures have revealed. Source: Catholic Review.

Abortion United Kingdom

UK abortion figures ‘shocking and tragic’

Nearly one in three conceptions in England and Wales ends in abortion, newest government figures have revealed. Source: OSV News.

Abortion

Pro-life advocates back move to ban sex-selective abortions in NSW

Pro-life advocates have welcomed a move to ban sex-selective abortion in New South Wales, following new research indicating the practice is used to preference boys. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Abortion Modern Slavery

Women choosing abortions to keep work visas, slavery inquiry told

An obstetrician has told a parliamentary inquiry that hundreds of migrant women seek abortions with her each year to avoid breaching their visa conditions. Source: ABC News.

Abortion United Kingdom

British bishops ‘deeply alarmed’ by vote to decriminalise abortion

Catholic bishops are “deeply alarmed” by the British House of Commons vote yesterday to decriminalise abortion, Liverpool Archbishop John Sherrington said. Source: The Tablet.

Abortion Politics

Senior Liberal senator says abortion a matter for states, territories

A senior Liberal senator has not confirmed if the Coalition’s position on abortion could change, as the Opposition rethinks its national platform in the wake of its election decimation. Source: The Australian.