The debate over abortion has split countries for generations. While it continues to divide opinions across the world, protests outside abortion clinics in England and Wales could soon be banned under ...

Representational government rests on a simple idea: that the laws the nation lives under generally reflect what the public ...

Civil society groups are pushing for all women in Europe to have access to abortion, regardless of where they live, in a petition that could be considered by the EU executive if it wins enough support ...

An amendment to decriminalise abortion has passed the House of Commons, bringing it closer to law. The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill was brought by Welsh Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi and ...

Abortion rights advocate Susan Ostermann withdraws from Notre Dame directorship position after facing opposition from at ...

Abortion will stay legal in Wyoming after the state's top court struck down laws that placed a near-total ban on the procedure. The court ruled that Wyoming's anti-abortion legislation, including the ...

Abortion rights are back in the spotlight in the US as the country heads into its presidential election between Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris and her Republican opponent Donald Trump. The ...

Abortion has haunted Republicans since the fall of Roe v. Wade. But the issue failed to stop former President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday overcame a large gender gap — and Democrats’ relentless focus ...

Many people do not realise that abortion remains a criminal offence in this country. Women accessing abortion do so under the Abortion Act 1967. But this law did not decriminalise abortion – it simply ...

Scotland's abortion laws are "not fit for purpose" according to an expert group, which has called for legal recognition for a woman's right to choose. Currently, an abortion is only legal before 24 ...

Quebec's justice minister has reversed course in the face of strong criticism of his plan to enshrine abortion rights in his ...

It wasn't just Donald Trump or Kamala Harris on the ticket last night - there were also important referendums on abortion. Americans in 10 states had their say on whether to enshrine abortion rights ...