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Abortion rate hits record high with three in 10 pregnancies ending in termination

There were 247,703 conceptions leading to a legal abortion in 2022, a 13.1% rise on the 218,923 recorded in 2021, the ONS said.

The Independent UK

Number of abortions in England and Wales hit record high in 2022

Almost three in 10 conceptions ended in legal terminations, ONS figures show, as provider says women struggling to access contraception

The Guardian - UK

Proportion of conceptions ending in legal abortion, by local area

East Cambridgeshire had the lowest proportion while Liverpool and Brighton & Hove had the joint highest.

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Figures show record high of almost three in 10 conceptions ending in abortion

There were 247,703 conceptions leading to a legal abortion in 2022, a 13.1% rise on the 218,923 recorded in 2021, the ONS said.

Evening Standard

A baby born to a brain dead mother: this is the horror of abortion bans

Adriana Smith was legally dead for months, but kept on life support in Atlanta because she was pregnant

The Guardian - US

Paramedic jailed for 10 years for secretly giving woman abortion drug during sex

Stephen Doohan caused ‘long-term psychological injury’ to his victim, judge tells high court in Glasgow

The Guardian - UK

Planned Parenthood challenges GOP reconciliation law - Roll Call

Group seeks to overturn a provision that would make the abortion provider ineligible for Medicaid reimbursements for one year.

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Scots paramedic who tricked woman into abortion jailed for 10 years

A paramedic who tricked a woman into having an abortion by putting drugs inside her during sex has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The National (Scotland)

Paramedic jailed for spiking pregnant lover with abortion drug

He left his victim ‘facing a lifetime of pain and loss’

The Independent UK

Paramedic who tricked woman into abortion jailed for 10 years

Stephen Doohan inserted an abortion drug into the woman without her knowledge.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk Receives Barrage of Questions on Guns, Tax Cuts, and Abortion After Declaring 'America Party' Formed

Elon Musk proclaimed that a new political party — America Party — is now formed, prompting a barrage of questions about the party's platform.

Latin Times

British Singer Lily Allen Breaks Silence: 'I've Had So Many Abortions I Can't Recall Them All'

British pop star Lily Allen has revealed a shocking detail about her reproductive journey, admitting she cannot remember how many abortions she has had. Speaking candidly about contraception and motherhood, Allen's confession has reignited debates on women's health, reproductive rights and the stigma surrounding abortion in the UK.

International Business Times UK

Missouri judge again blocks many of the state's anti-abortion laws

A Missouri judge has blocked many of the state's anti-abortion laws

The Independent UK

Lily Allen opens up about having abortions in candid discussion

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Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid

Conservatives have won two important battles in their decades-long campaign against Planned Parenthood, a network of affiliated clinics that are the largest provider of reproductive health services in the U.S.

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Lisa Murkowski’s megabill betrayal proves why everyone thinks politicians are complete frauds

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‘I’d get pregnant all the time’: Lily Allen challenges taboos, reveals she ‘can’t remember’ how many abortions she’s had

Can't remember exactly how many.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana

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Lily Allen: I can't remember how many abortions I've had

Pop star Lily Allen has revealed that she used to get pregnant "all the time".

Evening Standard

Lily Allen says she ‘lost count’ of abortions and used to get pregnant ‘all the time’

The singer admitted she previously found it ‘romantic’ when a partner paid for an abortion

The Guardian - US

Planned Parenthood CEO warns budget bill could devastate group and slash abortion access in blue states

Alexis McGill Johnson says nearly 200 health centers could close if US House passes sweeping tax-and-spending bill

The Independent UK

Expert says Adriana Smith’s case goes beyond abortion politics

ANALYSIS: Lindsey Breitwieser says a more nuanced ethical approach that does not frame a mother and child as adversaries is needed

The Guardian - US

Planned Parenthood may not survive the Trump administration

The Trump administration has made repeated cuts targeting the organization’s clinics. Now the US supreme court has struck another blow

The Conversation

Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13, 2025, her premature baby, named Chance, was born via cesarean section…

Roll Call

Senate abortion provider defunding language OK’d by parliamentarian - Roll Call

The parliamentarian advised that language to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood would be permissible for inclusion in the GOP budget bill.

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