Search Results for 'Abortion'

Unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions

A recent study published in the Lancet by the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organisation shows that reductions in overall abortion rates have stalled. Simultaneously unsafe abortion rates are increasing while contraceptive upt [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Abortion ends one in five pregnancies worldwide, study finds

The numbers of abortions performed annually worldwide has held steady in recent years, but the proportion of abortions that are considered unsafe is rising, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Orga [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Pregnant victim had abortion after cinema shooting

A woman who was shot along with her gang-affiliated boyfriend had discovered she was pregnant just days beforehand. A tearful Renee Kuchler told a jury she had an abortion on doctors’ advice after being shot three times and sufferin [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Premature baby survives after doctors advised abortion

Jacob McMahon became Britain's most premature surviving twin after he was born on February 22, just 23 weeks into pregnancy, at a weight of 1lb 4oz. Five months later he has now been deemed healthy enough to leave hospital with his mo [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Pro-Abortion Attacks on Pregnancy Centers Show Their Success

Despite the widely-recognized competency, compassion, and effectiveness of Pregnancy Care Centers (“PCCs”), the abortion lobby continues to attack these centers, attempting to undermine the vital care and support they offer wo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

woman says she couldn't end non-viable pregnancy under abort...

Danielle Deaver was about 22 weeks into her pregnancy when doctors told her she wouldn't be able to carry to term and her child would die soon after birth. Then to her surprise, she learned doctors couldn't end her non-viable pre [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Early abortion court challenge fails

Women who want an abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy must continue to take the pills at a clinic and not at home, unless the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, stipulates otherwise, a judge has ruled. In many countries wome [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Chicago pro-life project helps women halt second trimester a...

With the help of two pro-life groups in the area, a Catholic hospital in Illinois has become one of the first in the U.S. to assist women who've changed their minds and want to stop the process of a second trimester abortion, which c [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Abortion Activists Attack Washington Pregnancy Centers

On January 18, 2011, a new bill was introduced in the Washington State House and Senate that tries to put Pregnancy Resource Centers and Medical Clinics out of business. HB 1366 is an amended version of the bill defeated in the State of [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

U.S. abortion rates stop declining for the first time since ...

The abortion rate in the U.S. stopped declining for the first time in almost 20 years, according to a new survey -- and experts think the recession may have played a role. There were 1.21 million abortions in 2008 -- a rate of 19.6 abort [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Abortion Takes FlightIrish

Irish law prohibits all abortions except those necessary to save a woman’s life, and as a practical matter it imposes daunting obstacles to terminating life-threatening pregnancies as well. In a secularized Europe, Ireland is notic [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Abortion and Pregnancy Rates Decline in Whatcom County

The Washington State Health Department says abortion and pregnancy rates continue to drop in Whatcom County. The department reported yesterday that the rate of reported abortions for women of childbearing age was about 13 for every 1,000 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Utah Abortion Bill: Punishing Miscarriages or Preventing Cri...

A controversial abortion billin Utah meant to prevent planned assaults on unborn children may have opened a loophole that could allow women to be charged with murder if their reckless behavior causes miscarriages. Gov. Gary Herbert has n [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

What the Abortion Compromise Means for Women

Democrats in the Senate, including our own Patty Murray (and presumably Maria Cantwell), have said they will support a “compromise” health care reform bill that, as usual, throws women’s health care under the bus. He [...]