Abortion Facts

Post Abortion Syndrome
Women who opt for abortion voluntarily, those who accept it as an obligation and the ones who have it done due to medical complications - All of them can experience early post abortion trauma equally. A few proceed towards chronic suffering and show one or more symptoms which lead to Post Abortion Syndrome.

Pros and Cons of Abortion
Have abortions become a modern lifestyle and a resultant of casual sex? Is it unethical? Should it be legal? Is respecting the subjective choice of a woman need of the hour? All these and many more pros and cons of abortion are opposed to each other in this article below.

Facts About Abortion
Here are some facts about abortion that are meant to induce thought and reflection about the ongoing debate on this issue.

Have You Killed Your Baby?
Abortion is, without a doubt, murder. Please do not support abortion.

Abortion Facts and Statistics
Various surgical and chemical methods exist for abortions. The abortion statistics portray the magnitude of abortions.

What Does The Bible Say About Abortion?
Bible clearly says "no" to abortion but in the Bible you can also find the remedy for your wounded heart. The women who have gone trough an abortion, know the definition of a wounded heart… but there is real healing!

The ‘Lost’ Girls of Asia
Despite a generation of young men coming of age in Asia who have no brides to marry, sex-selective abortion and female infanticide are still happening today in countries such as China and India.

The Pill causes early abortion!
Yes, the pill does not only stop the "production" of ovules (suppressing ovulation) but also hinders the implantation of the newly formed embryo. It is an early abortion!

Anti-Abortion Arguments - Reasons Against Abortion
Abortion is a highly debatable subject. Here are some cons about abortion.

U.S. Supreme Court Veers Right with Vote to Uphold Abortion Ban
In a 5-4 decision, the High Court voted Wednesday to uphold a ban on partial-birth abortion, opening the door to further limits on abortion in this country.

South Dakota Considers Banning Abortions
Abortion opponents in South Dakota have proposed legislation that would ban the procedure everywhere in the state except in certain cases.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments about Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Lawyers for the Bush administration and abortion rights supporters spent Wednesday morning arguing before the Supreme Court about the legality and ethics of partial birth abortions.

Woman Sues Clinic Because Botched Abortion Leaves Baby Injured
An Alabama court has ruled that an abortion clinic can be sued by a woman who claims that an unsuccessful abortion attempt resulted in her child’s health being damaged.

South Dakota Legislation Makes Abortions Illegal
Gov. Mike Rounds signed groundbreaking legislation Monday that will ban almost all abortions in the state of South Dakota.

South Dakota Legislature Approves Ban on All Abortions
The South Dakota Legislature on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill banning all abortions in the state except those necessary to save the mother’s life. Gov. Mike Rounds says he is planning to sign the bill into law.

Federal Appeals Courts Rule Against Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Two federal appeals courts declared the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional Tuesday, ruling that there should be an exception in the law for cases where the mother’s health is at stake.

19th Century Abortions
Abortion, although renown for its controversy throughout history, was not actually considered a criminal act until the mid-1800's. Go back in time and read what methods were used, who decided that it was an immoral practice and why Handsome Lake, the Native American prophet, was so outspoken on the issue.

Why I Believe Abortion Should Be Legal, Safe, and Rare
If we want a society that is truly free and truly responsible for all its members then abortion must be legal and safe. If abortion foes truly want to stop abortions then they should work on addressing the root causes of abortion -- poverty, abuse, and lack of opportunity. The more we do to give women freedom of choice and control over their lives then the rarer abortion will be. Then everyone wins.

Determining Rational Guidelines for Abortion
This article presents rational guidelines for abortion based on secular law. It takes into account the rights and responsibilities of the child, mother, father, and society.

Irish Teenager Wins Abortion Fight
A pregnant Irish teenager won her high court battle in Dublin today to be allowed to travel to Britain to have an abortion.

Giuliani Under Pressure Over Abortion Stance
The frontrunner in the race to become the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Rudy Giuliani, is struggling to prevent his position on abortion from alienating the ranks of social conservative Americans essential to his successful nomination.

Irish Judge Stirs Up Abortion Debate By Ruling 17-year-old Can Travel to Uk for Termination
Miss D tells of shock at scan that showed no head - Case is about travel not termination, says court

Irish Police Cannot Stop Girl Leaving for Abortion
Ireland's police force has warned the country's health service that it has no powers to prevent a 17-year-old girl obtaining an abortion abroad, the high court in Dublin heard yesterday.

Irish Court Battle Over Teenager's Abortion Right
'Tragic case' reignites call for constitutional change - Doctors say brain impaired baby would live only days

Campaigners Celebrate As Mexico City Legalises Abortion on Demand
Terminations allowed in first 12 weeks of pregnancy - Liberalisation may spread as church influence wanes

Supreme Court Signals Anti-abortion Shift
Ban on 'partial birth' procedure upheld - First intervention over termination methods

I Knew Where I Stood on Abortion. But I Had to Rethink
Broadcaster and critic Miranda Sawyer was confident in her liberal, feminist, pro-choice views. Then she had a baby, and watched her beloved grandmother die. On a remarkable journey across America, she had to question her beliefs.

Court Censures Poland for Denying Abortion Rights
The European court of human rights ruled yesterday that Poland was failing to guarantee access to lawful abortions in a test case hailed as a victory for women across Europe.

Baby Fights for Life in Italy After Abortion Attempt
Mother wanted procedure after fears of abnormality - Law requires resuscitation if foetus shows signs of life

Baby Bonus Plan Prompts Rise in Abortion Inquiries
A proposal by the Cypriot government to pay women a £24,000 "baby bonus" for a third child has resulted in a flood of inquiries about abortions from women considering delaying having a baby, MPs say.

More or Less - The Real Abortion Question
What if the abortion question were phrased differently? Would it change your opinion on how to bridge the gap between the pro-choice and pro-life divide?

Abortion, A Brutish Debate
It is unscientific to treat the matter of abortion from the perspective of the mother or the unborn child.

Pro-gun, Anti-abortion and Fiscally Conservative: Meet the Neo-dems
The forging of a cohesive domestic reform agenda will be complicated by the fact that several of the new intake of Democrats in the Congress are socially conservative and in favour of policies traditionally associated with the Republicans they ousted.

Nicaragua Votes to Outlaw Abortion
· Church-backed law to include 30-year jail terms · Cross-party support for bill in run-up to election

We've Had Abortions, Say 5,000 Americans As Crucial Vote Nears
More than 5,000 women from across the United States have revealed that they have had abortions, in advance of a crucial vote next month that could determine whether terminations remain legal across the country.

Church Condemns Abortion Performed on Raped Girl, 11
A Vatican official has said the Catholic church will excommunicate a medical team who performed Colombia's first legal abortion on an 11-year-old girl, who was eight weeks pregnant after being raped by her stepfather.

Abortion Is Manslaughter
Mommy why did you do it?...

We Need a Rational Approach to the Abortion Debate
The rational approach to the abortion debate starts by asking when independent life begins. By Roy Hattersley

Abortion - No Time To Say Goodbye
By devoting yourself to yourself you can get through this.

Taliban Infiltrates South Dakota Legislature
As outrage over South Dakota’s abortion ban grows, another mystery is put to rest.

State's Abortion Ban Fires First Shot in a Long War Over Women's Rights
As conservatives eye new supreme court case activists gear up to do battle across the US.

US State Passes Bill Banning Most Abortions
The US state of South Dakota has approved a bill to ban most abortions in a move designed to put pressure on the supreme court to overturn its key ruling on the issue.

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Vatican Abortion Treaty Brings Down Government
The Vatican has inadvertently triggered the collapse of the government in Slovakia, one of the economic stars of the 10 entrants to the EU, in a row over abortion rights.

Polish Woman Denied an Abortion Takes Fight to Europe
A Polish woman who was left partially blind after doctors refused to give her an abortion took her country to the European court of human rights yesterday over its law on terminations.

Under House Arrest: Blind Activist Who Exposed Forced Abortions
Peasant turned legal advocate is punished for revealing dark side of one-child policy.

US Supreme Court Nears Crucial Abortion Ruling
The US Supreme Court moved a step closer yesterday to taking up its first case on abortion since the appointment of two judges of President George Bush's choosing...

Talking About Abortion Time Limits is Just a New Way of Peddling the Pro-life Position
Talking about abortion time limits is just a new way of peddling the pro-life position. By Zoe Williams

Supreme Court Nominee Eases Abortion Stance
Supreme court nominee Samuel Alito yesterday attempted to mollify Democrat critics by distancing himself from a statement he made 20 years ago opposing abortion.

Alito Would Keep 'open Mind' on Abortion
The US Supreme Court nomination, Samuel Alito, today insisted he had "an open mind" on abortion and that the president must operate within the ...

EU Challenges Vatican's Draft Abortion Treaty
· Pope proposes conscience opt-out for Slovakia · Lawyers warn of breach of union's obligations

The Ethics of Abortion
Deep essay uncovering the reasons why we are good to each other, and then seeing if or how this ethic applies to the question of abortion.

Pay Women Not to Have Abortions, Say Italian Mps
· 'Baby bonus' proposal gets cross-party endorsement · Low fertility rate threatens to undermine economy

Appeal Will Test Us Supreme Court's Line on Abortion Under New Chief Justice
· Plea to require parents of under-18s to be notified · Protesters fear assault on landmark rights ruling

Lobbyists Fight to Fly Aborted Foetus Ads Over Hawaii Beaches
An anti-abortion group has gone to court to argue its right to fly pictures of aborted foetuses over tourist beaches on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, as aerial advertisements.

Row Over Pill May See Pro-life Activists in Italy's Abortion Clinics
· Berlusconi moves to woo conservative Catholics · Vatican intervenes over easy access to termination

Lawyers Call for Release of Abortion Rights Activist
Chinese lawyers are risking retribution from the authorities by issuing an open letter calling for the release from house arrest of Chen Guangcheng, who helped expose a forced abortion scandal last month.

Abortion Rights Group Launches Campaign Against Bush Nominee
A leading abortion rights group has launched the first serious attack on President George Bush's supreme court nominee John Roberts by screening a national television advertisement accusing him of excusing violence by protesters outside abortion clinics.

Irish Abortion Law in Human Rights Court
Three Irish women who travelled to the UK for abortions are taking Ireland to the European court of human rights for preventing them from terminating their pregnancies in their own country.

Liberals Ready to Abandon Us Right to Abortion
Last autumn, in the midst of a presidential election, America's Democrats were fighting furiously to protect what they described as a constitutional right - to have an abortion.

Texas Abortion Law Sparks Protests
George Bush's successor as the governor of Texas was embroiled in an abortion row yesterday after signing a bill which imposed stricter limits on late-term terminations and parental consent for minors who wanted the procedure.

US Accused of Trying to Block Abortion Pills
The US government is trying to block the World Health Organisation from endorsing two abortion pills which could save the lives of some of the 68,000 women who die from unsafe practices in poor countries every year.

The price of pleasure
Madeline Bunting: We do need a debate on abortion - not about legality or time limits but about why so many are necessary.

Sisters, Make Some Noise
Zoe Williams: Cosmopolitan magazine asked Michael Howard, Tony Blair and Charles Kennedy how they felt about abortion. This is not a question that would have come up two elections ago, but Cosmo has been running a laudable campaign highlighting the small but perceptible attacks against abortion rights in this country.

America Urges Un to Renounce Abortion Rights
The Bush administration was accused yesterday of trying to roll back efforts to improve the status of the world's women by demanding that the UN publicly renounce abortion rights.

US Abortion Row Hots Up With Court Fight Over Medical Records
The Kansas state attorney general has demanded the medical files of women who have had late-term abortions for potential criminal investigations, it was reported yesterday.

Democrats Divided Over Rethink on Abortion
The Democratic party, shaken by its loss on 'moral values' in last November's elections, has embarked on a rethink of its approach to the core issue of abortion rights.

China Moves to Ban Late Abortions
One of the world's least controlled abortion regimes will be tightened next month, when the Chinese city of Guiyang introduces a pilot programme aimed at halting the widespread termination of female foetuses.

Congress Approves Anti-abortion Clause
America's religious right has scored its first legislative victory since George Bush's re-election by inserting a clause into a spending bill to undermine state laws requiring hospitals to provide abortions.

Protest at 'abortion' Doctor's Trial for Murder
The head of Kenya's medical association has urged doctors to protest at the murder trial of a gynaecologist accused of carrying out abortions. When John Nyamu goes on trial next week it will provoke a split in his profession between colleagues who regard him as a martyr and other doctors...

Barred Abortion Ship Runs Low on Fuel
The crew of a Dutch abortion ship say they will continue their efforts to enter Portuguese territorial waters despite a week-long stand-off with two naval vessels dispatched by Lisbon. The Borndiep, which has a clinic on board, has been trying all week to dock in Figueira da Foz in...

Proposal to Curb Free Abortions Angers Italy
A senator in Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party caused outrage across the political spectrum yesterday by proposing a law limiting free abortions to one per woman, after which they would be charged. Under Antonio Gentile's law, after their first free abortion on the state health...

Ruling on Foetus Saves Abortion Laws
The European court of human rights in Strasbourg yesterday refused to declare an unborn child a person with a right to life, averting a ruling which could have thrown abortion laws across Europe into chaos. A grand chamber of 17 judges ruled, by a majority of 14 to three, that there was...

Find of Foetus Remains Sparks Debate Over Abortion in Kenya
The discovery of the remains of 15 aborted foetuses by a river in Nairobi has led to the arrest of a gynaecologist and triggered an intense debate over abortion, which is illegal in Kenya, as it is in most African countries. Gynaecologist John Nyamu, who runs two reproductive health...

Catholic Politicians Face Us Church Ban Over Abortion Laws
America's Catholic church yesterday faced the prospect of a backlash from its congregations against a campaign by hardline bishops to deny the sacrament to politicians who support abortion rights. In a letter to Washington's Cardinal Theodore McCarrick published yesterday, 48 Catholic...

Pope Canonises Mother Who Refused Abortion
A mother who refused cancer treatment and died so her fourth child could be born was elevated to sainthood yesterday in a move seen by many as a strong statement from the Vatican against the legalisation of abortion. Pope John Paul II canonised Gianna Beretta Molla, along with five other...

We Already Know the Truth About Abortion
Showing shock TV images of an aborted foetus is a political act. The other side of the story is unwanted births and ruined lives.

Yes, I Am Pro-abortion
The wisdom of debating a TV programme that has yet to be aired is arguable, but the case of Julia Black's forthcoming programme about abortion is more clear-cut than most.

Fury at Bush's Civil Rights Policing of Abortion Ban
Supreme court showdown likely over measure to outlaw partial-birth terminations. The Bush administration has given the US justice department's civil rights division the job of enforcing a contentious new ban on late-term abortions, it emerged yesterday.

Condom Supply to Africa Hit By Us Abortion Policy
The Bush administration's ban on funds to family planning clinics which offer abortion counselling is adversely affecting the supply of condoms to countries hit by HIV/Aids, it was claimed yesterday. Clinics have had to close in a number of African countries because the family planning...

Low-birth Russia curbs abortions
Women denounce law reducing reasons for legal terminations. Russia has quietly clamped down on the conditions under which women can have abortions, a sign of the slow increase of the church's influence and growing fears over falling birth rates.

Abortion: Unwelcome Choices and Unneeded Arguments
This article examines the abortion debate and proposes an alternative method on how to best address this issue.

Florida Executes Anti-abortionist Killer
The anti-abortion extremist who murdered a doctor who carried out abortions and his driver went to his death unrepentant last night, saying he was "looking forward to glory" shortly before he was executed by lethal injection. Paul Hill, 49, a former Presbyterian minister, was the first...

Abortion Ship Protest
A shipborne Dutch abortion clinic yesterday sailed into a Baltic port in Roman Catholic Poland, provoking protests from anti-abortion activists. The Langenort, a tugboat with a surgery on its deck, was due to arrive on Friday but was turned back due to bad weather. Its crew of...

Abortion ship visits Poland
The world's first floating abortion clinic, which briefly went to Ireland from the Netherlands in 2001, is to risk the wrath of the Catholic church again and drop anchor off Poland this weekend.

US Abortion Ban Sets Stage for Court Battle
Pro-choice lobby suffers biggest blow in 30 years. The ground was laid for an epic US supreme court battle over abortion yesterday after conservatives delivered their most significant blow in decades to a woman's right to choose.

Texas Abortion Law Under Fire for Ignoring Science
In what is being seen as the latest attempt to restrict a woman's right to an abortion, Texas has passed a law which requires all doctors in the state to warn women that an abortion may lead to breast cancer. The law is one of many being introduced across America as the battle over...

Jeb Bush stirs up abortion debate
Jeb Bush, the governor of Florida and brother of the president, has ignited a fierce new debate on abortion after ordering the appointment of a legal guardian to represent the interests of an unborn foetus being carried by a woman with severe learning disabilities who was raped.

Anti-abortionist jailed for killing
A militant anti-abortionist who became an international fugitive after shooting dead an American doctor showed no remorse as he received the maximum possible prison sentence for the crime yesterday.

Rebellion forces Vatican u-turn in child rape case
The Roman Catholic church has responded to a rebellion of 26,000 people worldwide demanding to be excommunicated by withdrawing its threat to punish the parents of a nine-year-old Nicaraguan girl who had an abortion after being raped, campaigners said yesterday.

Abortion Issue Threatens Polish Admission to Eu
Government fears that Roman Catholic demands could fuel No vote in referendum to join union.

Abortion Activists Rally to Refight Old Battles
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate took to the streets throughout America yesterday to mark the 30th anniversary of the US supreme court's decision to legalise abortion, as polls showed that a majority of Americans support abortion in all or most cases.

Anti-abortionists Plan New Offensive
Anti-abortion groups are planning to take advantage of the new Republican dominance in American politics to push through restrictions on abortions, prompting their opponents to claim that a woman's right to choose is now under greater threat than at any time for a century. The new Senate...

Dutch License Floating Abortion Clinic
The world's first floating abortion clinic is to set sail again. And this time it will be legal.

Julie Burchill: Abortion: still a dirty word
Last week, my boyfriend and I saw our friend's baby for the second time. The minute I saw the baby, I fell, in every way possible; fell down on the floor and babbled at him for an hour and a half, finally to be rewarded by that singular finger-gripped-by-tiny-fist routine and that priceless gummy smile.

Anti-abortionists Buoyed By New Allies in the White House
Abortion rights activists are afraid that the Bush administration is making a concerted attack on the right to abortion by exploring new ways to install anti-abortion judges and challenge existing rights through the courts. Abortion is now likely to be a key issue in the elections...

Pope closes book on 'abortion licenses'
The Vatican has ordered a German bishop to end his support for a scheme under which German Catholics who agree to take pro-life counselling are allowed to have abortions, writes John Hooper

Irish Reject Tougher Abortion Law
The Irish Republic yesterday rejected a government proposal to tighten the country's strict anti-abortion regulations by the narrowest of margins - less than 1%, or just over 10,500 votes.

Irish Abortion Referendum Defeated
The Irish government's referendum bid to amend the constitutional ban on abortion was defeated today. The voting in yesterdays poll was 618,485 in favour of the government motion with 629,041 against. The Irish prime minister, Bertie Ahern, and his cabinet - with the...

Rapist in Notorious Abortion Case Jailed for Sexually Assaulting Girl
The man who raped a 14-year-old girl in the notorious "X abortion case" which rocked Ireland 10 years ago, was yesterday jailed for sexually assaulting another teenage girl. Sean O'Brien, 52, a separated father-of-three from Swords, Co Dublin, was sent to prison for three years for the...

Claims of Forced Abortions in Tibet Are Untrue, Says Report
Allegations of forced abortions and sterilisations in Tibet - often made by critics of Chinese rule - have not been substantiated by a report just published on population control. Tibet's indigenous population has increased significantly in recent years, but families are now becoming...

Home abortion nurse jailed
The trial of 17 women accused of having abortions at a backstreet clinic in a northern Portuguese town ended yesterday with a prison sentence for the nurse who ran the clinic, but only one of the women found guilty. Sandra Cardoso, 21, who had tearfully pleaded that extreme poverty, the...

Why 17 women face jail for having an abortion
In a crowded marquee at a tennis stadium in this small, northern Portuguese town, and amid international protests at the country's archaic laws, the trial of 17 women accused of abortion will end today. The size of the trial, the first mass abortion case in the EU in decades, has forced...