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‘My body, my choice’ – except when it isn’t
André Picard
world
Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion
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Mexico’s Supreme Court upholds abortion rights countrywide, paving way for federal access
FILE PHOTO: A banner reading: "Abortion Out of the Penal Code" hangs from a building during International Women's Day, at the Zocalo Square in Mexico City, Mexico March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha//File Photo
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Largest U.S. women’s group makes early Biden endorsement, citing abortion rights threats
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: An abortion rights protester holds a sign to keep abortion safe in Ohio at a rally in Columbus, Ohio, after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger/File Photo/File Photo
obituary
Progressive Conservative politician Pat Carney helped keep abortion out of the Criminal Code
Journalist and politican Pat Carney of Saturna Island, British Colunbia, stands with Governor General David Johnston after she was invested into the Order of Canada as member during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Friday September 16 2011. The former member of Parliament, Senator and trailblazer died Tuesday at the age of 88. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
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Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications, state judge rules
FILE - Amanda Zurawski, who developed sepsis and nearly died after being refused an abortion when her water broke at 18 weeks, left, and Samantha Casiano, who was forced to carry a nonviable pregnancy to term and give birth to a baby who died four hours after birth, center, stand with their attorney Molly Duane outside the Travis County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. A Texas judge ruled Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges. The challenge is believed to be the first in the U.S. brought by women who have been denied abortions since the Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade, which for nearly 50 years had affirmed the constitutional right to an abortion. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
canada
Advocacy groups question delay in federal ban on flavoured e-cigarettes
FILE-- Menthol-flavored Juul e-cigarettes and other vape items in a display and for sale at a store in New York, Nov. 14, 2018. With a few weeks left in his tenure as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb on March 13, 2019, moved to restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to try to reduce the soaring rate of teenage vaping. (Joshua Bright/The New York Times)
canada
Evening Update: Meta begins to end news access for Canadians on Facebook, Instagram
FILE - A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Canada's government has announced on Wednesday July 5, that it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
world
Honduran women risk death and imprisonment as they try to access reproductive care
A Honduran woman in Tegucigalpa ordered abortion pills online after she became pregnant with her second child. April 30, 2023 (Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Public health agency ends probe after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area
An Air France plane carrying French nationals and other European citizens, who have been evacuated from Sudan via Djibouti, is seen at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, near Paris, France, April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
world
Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs whether to block it
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs IowaÕs new law banning abortion after cardiac activity, about six weeks, at the Family Leader Summit in Des Moines on Friday, July 14, 2023. The law takes effect immediately, and dramatically changes abortion access in the state, though opponents are seeking a legal injunction to void it. (Kathryn Gamble/The New York Times)
opinion
California ended affirmative action 27 years ago. Is that a cautionary tale, or a model?
Tony Keller
world
One year later, U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised
Demonstrators mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the case widely considered to have overturned Roe v. Wade, by displaying neon signage in support of abortion access in front of the Supreme Court on Friday, June 23, 2023, Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
u.s. politics
Mike Pence calls for 2024 rivals to back a 15-week federal abortion ban ahead of anniversary of Roe v. Wade reversal
Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
u.s. politics
A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
Choices Center for Reproductive Health President and CEO Jennifer Pepper poses for a photo at the clinic Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Carbondale, Ill. A year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended a nationwide right to abortion, lawmakers, courts and voters are still determining exactly how the legal landscape could settle. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
world
The Loophole Artist - The Outlaw Ocean, episode 8
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Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
South Carolina House Democrats speak at a rally to people against an abortion bill being debated in the House on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in U.S. South
FILE PHOTO: Abortion rights supporters react to South Carolina state senators passing a six week abortion ban at the state legislature in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. May 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo
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Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen speaks Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in support of a bill that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo, which is generally around the sixth week of pregnancy, during an anti-abortion rally on the steps of the Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. The rally took place during a break in debate of the bill. (AP Photo/Margery Beck)