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Pro-choice group opposes Stella Creasy’s abortion amendment

NC20 would remove criminal penalties for abortion in England and Wales, effectively decriminalising the procedure in all circumstances.

Evening Standard

Federal worker charged with capital murder in girlfriend’s forced abortion case

Police said the man put crushed-up abortion pills in his pregnant girlfriend’s drink leading to the death of her six-week-old fetus.

The Independent UK

This Session’s Worst Anti-Abortion Bill Died, but Pro-Choice Advocates Aren’t Celebrating

Following mixed results for both sides, the far right says it won’t give up on targeting what little abortion access remains in Texas.

Texas Observer

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Women and men diverge more than ever on support for abortion rights, poll shows

Gallup poll found 61% of women identify as pro-choice, while only 41% of men do so, in three years after fall of Roe

The Guardian - US

One of the last US clinics for later abortions closes just as it’s needed most: ‘There’s a lack of understanding of what people go through’

Since Colorado clinic that performed abortions past the second trimester is gone, procedure will be harder to obtain

The Guardian - US

Labour splits over assisted dying debate heat up ahead of crucial vote

Rows over ‘conscience issues’ of assisted dying and decriminalising abortion appear to be causing deeper splits within the Labour parliamentary party

The Independent UK

Women of West Virginia: inform on yourself to the miscarriage police!

A prosecuting attorney warns women to get ahead of law enforcement in a state where abortion is all but banned

The Guardian - US

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Women in West Virginia who miscarry could face criminal charges, prosecutor says

Tom Truman of Raleigh county advised women to report their miscarriages to the police to protect themselves

The Guardian - US

Fact check: Amendment would stop prosecutions of women for getting abortions

A social media user has made claims about an amendment to the crime and policing bill.

Evening Standard

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban

Louisiana lawmakers have for the third consecutive year rejected a bill that would have added some rape cases to the narrow list of exceptions to the state’s abortion ban

The Independent UK

Trump rescinds guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions

Abortion rights supporters say scaling back Biden officials’ Emtala guidance will endanger pregnant patients’ lives

The Guardian - US

Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

The Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition

The Independent UK

Abortion in the UK Still Isn’t a Legal Right — Today That Might Finally Change

With MPs having already backed legal changes in England and Wales last year, the Lords are now stepping in to push further amendments.

Marie Claire

School vouchers, THC ban, property tax cuts: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did in the 2025 regular session

The Legislature wrapped up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, with state GOP leaders checking off nearly everything on their to-do lists.

The Texas Tribune

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Evening Standard

MPs debate decriminalising abortion as opponents warn it would be a radical step

The issue has come to the fore in recent times with prominent cases such as those of Nicola Packer and Carla Foster.

Al Jazeera

Poland election results: Who won, who lost, what’s next

Poland elected right-wing historian Karol Nawrocki, who won a narrow victory against Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.

The Guardian - US

At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics shutter amid political turbulence

The reproductive health giant is navigating a loss of federal funding and fresh threats from multiple directions

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan calls on TfL to lift ban on abortion ad campaign

TfL is understood to have banned the adverts on the grounds that they could bring City Hall and the police service into disrepute

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The Guardian - UK

London mayor reverses TfL ban on ads calling for abortion decriminalisation

Sadiq Khan seeking ‘urgent review’ of decision to ban adverts from British Pregnancy Advisory Service

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What Nigel Farage’s new obsession with nativism could mean for the UK

In today’s newsletter: Reform’s latest policy shift echoes strategies seen in Europe’s far right. Will this approach gain traction in the UK?

The Guardian - US

A dystopian surveillance fear has become reality in Texas

Law enforcement used license-plate readers in several states to search for a woman who had an abortion

Radio France Internationale

Abortion pill inventor Etienne-Emile Baulieu dies aged 98

French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, the inventor of the abortion pill, died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris on Friday, his wife told AFP.

The Guardian - UK

TfL blocks ads calling on people to lobby MPs to decriminalise abortion

London transport body says allowing Bpas adverts on its network could bring police and City Hall into disrepute

Salon

Red states undercut progressive wins

Lawmakers in Missouri and other Republican-run states are pushing back against the will of voters

The Independent UK

Trump administration accused of hypocrisy after claiming the UK and Europe are ‘trampling democracy’

The US state department says court orders against anti-abortion activists in the UK, who were punished for protesting outside clinics, represent a ‘suppression of religious freedoms ‘

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