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One Nation's anti-abortion turn shows MAGA's creeping power in Australia
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (631+ words) Despite a long history of being pro-choice, Pauline Hanson is adopting an array of Trumpian tactics " including trying to wind back abortion access....
Poetry can give voice to Ireland's unspoken abortion stories
1+ week, 2+ day ago (465+ words) I moved to Ireland in 2019, a year after abortion had become legal. As a woman born and raised in Germany, reproductive rights had never been a concern for me. I knew that if needed it, I had the option of…...
What does "pro-life" mean? There"s no one answer " even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (859+ words) As the first American pope, Leo XIV has largely avoided speaking out about domestic politics in the United States. On Sept. 30, 2025, when reporters in Italy asked about the situation, Leo said, "It's important to look at many issues that are…...
Women in Ghana can access safe abortions: why are so many still using unsafe methods?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (938+ words) Senior research fellow, University of Ghana Lecturer, University of Ghana Ghana's abortion law is relatively liberal. Abortion is legally permitted in the first trimester when a pregnancy endangers the mother's life or physical or mental health, or when it is…...
Abortion laws show that public policy doesn't always line up with public opinion
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (570+ words) Marlo Rossi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Representational government rests on a simple…...
Supreme Court case about "crisis pregnancy centers" highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (1500+ words) Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, Rice University Carly Thomsen consults for Reproductive Health and Freedom Watch. She has contributed to the Public Leadership Institute's policy playbook regarding crisis pregnancy centers and she has testified in support of Vermont's…...
How a niche Catholic approach to infertility treatment became a new talking point for MAHA conservatives
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (730+ words) Emma Kennedy is affiliated with the Center for Genetics and Society. Along the 2024 presidential campaign trail, Donald Trump pledged to make in vitro fertilization, or IVF, free " part of his party's wider push for a new American "baby boom." But…...
Protestant ideas shaped Americans" support for birth control " and the Supreme Court ruling protecting a husband and wife"s right to contraception
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (778+ words) Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder Samira Mehta receives funding from the Henry Luce Foundation. University of Colorado provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court…...
Religion often shapes someone's view of abortion " but what about a woman's actual decision?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (784+ words) Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, City University of New York Amy Adamczyk has received funding from a range of organizations, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Association for…...
A doctor's story shows "late-term' abortion access is politically charged " but crucial
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1572+ words) Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University Prudence Flowers has received funding from the South Australian Department of Human Services. She is a member of the South Australian Abortion Action Coalition. Flinders University…...