Voting on decriminalization of abortion in Ecuador suspended
The last time the country debated on the legalization of abortion in cases of rape was in 2013 and the assembly voted against it.
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Episode 27
Peoples Dispatch takes a look into the Argentinian feminist movement for legal abortion and the victory of Kurdish hunger strikers. Also, we report on the teachers’ strike in New Zealand.
“My body, my choice”: hundreds march in Alabama against anti-abortion law
Protesters said the law would make abortion unsafe and disproportionately affect the State’s marginalized communities. There have been calls to boycott Alabama in the aftermath
Alabama Senate passes bill that almost completely bans abortion
The legislation makes the performance of abortion by any medical professional a class A felony, punishable by 10 to 99 years in prison
“Trump’s ‘conscience rules’ will further endanger vulnerable sections”
A new regulation which will allow health professionals, insurers and employers to refuse essential healthcare services that they feel will violate their religious and moral beliefs
[Video] Human rights groups condemns Brunei’s new penal code as barbaric
The new penal code imposes death penalty for gay sex, including by stoning.
The struggle for legal, safe and free abortion across Latin America
Feminists across the continent have been mobilizing to change the draconian and repressive laws that inhibit access to legal, safe and free abortion
- Protesters in West Papua turn violent, burn a town hall
- Syrian government regains control over Khan Sheikoun in Idlib province
- US extends temporary trade license for Huawei, despite extending ban on affiliates
- Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza
- Peruvian feminists demand an end to gender-based violence
