4+ hour, 42+ min ago  (710+ words) A retired pastor has said it is a "very dark day for Christian freedom" after being found guilty of breaching abortion buffer zone laws by preaching biblical verses near a hospital. Clive Johnston, 78, from Melmount Road, Sion Mills in County…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (748+ words) Alberta has proposed a bill that would limit the use of medically assisted dying - also known as voluntary euthanasia - in the Canadian province solely to end-of-life circumstances. In 2021, Canada expanded access to medically assisted dying, known domestically by the acronym…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1798+ words) For 21-year-old John Alexander, being against abortion came before finding faith. As a teenager at school in Buckinghamshire, he was confused as to why most of his peers supported access to abortion. On social media he argued vocally against it....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1250+ words) A schoolgirl who was wrongly sent from Northern Ireland to England for a termination was traumatised by the ordeal, her mother has said. She said the 18-year-old was forced to wait for a flight home after the procedure while bleeding…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (596+ words) Jersey politicians have passed a new termination of pregnancy law that allows abortions before 22 weeks. The current law does not allow abortions beyond 12 weeks unless there is a severe foetal anomaly. Assistant Health Minister Andy Howell, who brought the law…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (242+ words) A woman has pleaded not guilty to a public order offence after being accused of silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 48, from Malvern in Worcestershire, is the first person in England and Wales to be charged…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (503+ words) Women in Jersey will no longer need to justify their reasons for seeking an abortion if a proposed new law is approved. The minister for health and social services wants to introduce legislation that would allow abortions before 22 weeks and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (972+ words) The decision to suspend home birth services in Gloucestershire is to be challenged in the High Court. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust announced the suspension in November after staff raised concerns over late working. A coalition of women and professionals is…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (16+ words) The US city that's divided on abortion - literally'BBC The US city that's divided on abortion - literally...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (656+ words) 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 weeks when two doctors agree that certain grounds…...