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Harris goes on offense against Trump in combative debate
Reuters, Published on 11/09/2024
» PHILADELPHIA: Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris clashed over abortion, the economy, immigration and Trump's legal woes at their combative first presidential debate on Tuesday night, each seeking a campaign-altering moment in their closely fought election.
Malaysia’s top court axes several state Islamic laws
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s top court on Friday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan, in a landmark decision that could affect similar sharia laws in other parts of the Muslim-majority country.
Biden says case of woman forced to leave Texas for abortion 'outrageous'
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden said it was "outrageous" that a woman was forced to leave Texas to seek an emergency abortion, after the state's courts said she could not terminate her risky pregnancy.
Texas woman forced to leave state for emergency abortion
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A Texas woman has been forced to leave the state for an emergency abortion after being prevented from terminating her potentially life-threatening pregnancy, a court filing by her lawyers said on Monday.
Dutch court orders sperm donor to stop after 550 children
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» THE HAGUE: Dutch judges on Friday ordered a man suspected of fathering more than 550 children through sperm donations to stop donating, in the latest fertility scandal to shock the Netherlands.
Radio silence from Republicans as US abortion laws tighten
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - A US judge's move to ban a leading abortion pill has been met with near total silence from Republican leadership, as some conservatives warn the party is already paying an electoral price for a push to curb the procedure that is out of step with the American public.
'The battle is not over': US anti-abortion groups dig in for fight ahead
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - It was their first march through the US capital since the Supreme Court gave them what they had been demanding for half a century -- but for anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington Friday, the mood was more dogged than triumphant.
'The battle is not over': US anti-abortion groups dig in for fight ahead
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - It was their first march through the US capital since the Supreme Court gave them what they had been demanding for half a century -- but for anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington Friday, the mood was more dogged than triumphant.
More US states ban abortion as Democrats push back
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - Abortion became illegal in three more US states on Thursday, further restricting access to elective terminations for millions of women despite some signs of popular and judicial pushback.
Kansas votes on abortion rights in US test case
AFP, Published on 02/08/2022
» LEAWOOD (UNITED STATES) - Voters headed to the polls in the Midwestern US state of Kansas Tuesday to weigh in on the first major ballot on abortion since the Supreme Court ended the national right to the procedure in June.