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World Dec 30

What Argentina’s vote to legalize abortion means for the region

By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran

World Dec 19

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A major battle is brewing over abortion rights in Poland

A major battle is underway over abortion rights in Poland. The country’s constitutional court, whose legitimacy has been questioned by some, has made it even harder for Polish women to get abortions. The move has been condemned by the European…

By Malcolm Brabant, Ivette Feliciano

World Oct 29

Polish prime minister calls for stop to mass protests, citing pandemic

Poland's prime minister has appealed for a stop to a week of angry protests against a high court ruling that tightens already strict abortion laws, amid a huge spike in the country's coronavirus infections.

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

World Oct 27

Poland’s leader wants churches defended, condemns protests

Poland's powerful ruling party leader has called on his supporters to come out and defend the predominantly Catholic nation's churches from protesters angry over a court ruling restricting abortions.

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

World Oct 22

Poland’s top court rules out abortions due to fetal defects

Two judges in the Constitutional Court did not back the majority ruling and the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner tweeted to say it was a "sad day for women's rights."…

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

Oct 21

How Barrett’s confirmation could influence the fight over abortion access

By Courtney Vinopal

Should Barrett replace late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her vote will cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court. Here’s what experts say Barrett’s record on abortion tells us and what the fight over reproductive rights looks like…

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Oct 13

WATCH: Sen. Feinstein presses Amy Coney Barrett on abortion views

By Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is declining to say whether she thinks Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established the right to abortion, should be struck down.

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Oct 07

High court nominee served as a mentor in religious community that opposes abortion

By Michelle R. Smith, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

Barrett has refused to discuss her membership in the People of Praise. The organization opposes abortion and holds that men are divinely ordained as the "head" of both the family and faith, and that it's the duty of wives to…

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Sep 22

WATCH: Ginsburg’s legacy and what’s ahead for the Supreme Court

By Courtney Vinopal

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who long stood for women’s rights issues and became the court’s second female justice, died Friday, Sept. 18 at her home in Washington, D.C.

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Jul 10

What’s next for abortion legislation in the U.S.?

By Courtney Vinopal

Some caution that the narrow Supreme Court decision to strike down a Louisiana law does not necessarily signal abortion rights will be protected by the high court in future cases.

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