Abortion
An open letter to the Law Commission on abortion law reform
We don’t live in time of The Handmaid’s Tale. Let’s change the law to reflect that!
Commissioning changes
The Minister for Justice has asked the Law Commission for advice on changing abortion law but what do the Commissioners have to do? Audio
Ireland to hold abortion referendum
The government has agreed to hold a referendum on whether to reform the country's near-total ban on abortion.
No abortion changes until 'well into next year'
Any overhaul of the country's abortion laws won't happen until well into next year - at the very earliest, the Justice Minister says.
Una Mullally - Ireland's abortion referendum
In the aftermath of the Irish government's announcement that it will hold a referendum on abortion, up to 50,000 marchers took to the streets of Dublin, calling for free, safe and legal abortions in… Audio
Thousands march in Dublin over abortion law
Thousands of people have marched through Ireland's capital, Dublin, to demand change to the country's strict abortion laws. Anti-abortion activists have been holding counter protests. The rally is the… Audio
No choice: When a legal abortion is denied
A woman who was denied a second trimester abortion says she contemplated suicide.
Abortionist: the story of Annie Aves
Annie Aves was a famous abortionist from the 1930s. She was tried four times but each time the jury failed to reach a verdict. Audio
Chile eases total abortion ban
Chile's constitutional court has voted to approve a bill to ease the country's total ban on abortions.
Professor Carol Sanger - About Abortion
Carol Sanger is the Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law at Columbia Law School in New York, where she teaches courses on contracts, family law, and others focusing on reproduction, the legal… Audio
Cartoon: For Bill English, timing is everything
Cartoon - Toby Morris considers Prime Minister Bill English's position on water, superannuation and abortion.
Govt accused of mixed messages on abortion
Ministers are trying to hold two positions at once on New Zealand's "archaic" abortion laws, Opposition MPs say.
Carol Shand: championing sexual health
One of New Zealand’s leading figures in women’s health, Carol Shand, reflects on her career and plans for retirement. Audio
Roe v Wade: Woman in US abortion legal test case dies
Norma McCorvey, whose test case made abortions legal in the United States, has died aged 69.
Netherlands government to counter Trump abortion funding ban
The Netherlands is to set up an international fund to support abortion services hit by US President Donald Trump's order to cut US foreign aid.
Trump's abortion rule will cause deaths - activists
Backstreet abortions will rise and thousands will die after Donald Trump banned US-funded groups from discussing terminations anywhere in the world, activists say.
Pope allows priests to forgive abortion
Pope Francis has declared that priests have the permanent right from now on to forgive abortions.
'I think religion has been stuck in the pelvic zone'
Jon O’Brien, the president of American pro-choice organisation Catholics for Choice, says no religion should have political influence in a secular society. Audio
Tensions rise over anti-abortion protests in Thames
Tensions are mounting over anti-abortion protests in Thames, where a second group has been granted a permit to protest outside the hospital. Video
Second anti-abortion group protesting outside Thames Hospital
In Thames, a regular anti-abortion protest has been joined by a second pro-life group. But meanwhile, a separate, pro-choice protest has formed on the opposite corner. Video, Audio