Abortion
France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first
The French parliament on Monday voted to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law.
Zakynthos: Partner’s beating causes miscarriage
A 27-year-old man was arrested in Zakynthos, western Greece, on Wednesday for beating his 19-year-old pregnant partner, causing an abortion. She was two months pregnant.
The incident happened on Tuesday, after the suspect took her partner to his house where he tied her up, beat her up and forced her to take medication that could cause an abortion.
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Grenade accident in Cyprus training camp - One soldier injured
His health condition is considered serious but his life is not in danger
This Week in Central Europe | 16 June 2023
In other news, a Republican senator blocks US arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden's NATO bid; Slovakia's caretaker government fails to win a confidence vote, but will stay in office with reduced powers until the autumn election; and Polish women take to the streets again to protest abortion laws following the tragic death in hospital of another pregnant women.
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After the Death of a Pregnant Woman: Thousands Protest in Poland against the Abortion Ban
Thousands of people protested in Poland against strict abortion laws after the death of a pregnant woman, DPA reported.
In Croatian Abortion Fight, Fear of Drift in Direction of Poland
On paper, Croatian women have the right to seek an abortion. In practice, it's becoming increasingly difficult, pushing some to go abroad.
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The Supreme Court on Friday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
Polish Activist Convicted of Helping Woman Get an Abortion
Justyna Wydrzynska is found guilty in a Warsaw court of helping 'Annie' terminate her pregnancy by giving her misoprostol and is sentenced to eight months of community service. Photo: Aborcyjny Dream Team
The Legal Status Of Abortion Worldwide (infographic)
Asia has also seen moves in favor of abortion rights
Annie Ernaux strongly defends feminist ideas
French author Annie Ernaux won this year's Nobel Prize in Literature on Oct. 6 for blending fiction and autobiography in books that fearlessly mine her experiences as a working-class woman to explore life in France since the 1940s.
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