Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 20:36
The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a woman`s husband and in-laws who allegedly forced her to swallow abortion pills for causing a miscarriage.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 14:22
The videos and pictures of the rescue of a newborn baby stuck in a sewerage pipe in China evoked many sentiments.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:14
Holding that "unbearable" pressure was built on a woman to abort her pregnancy following a matrimonial dispute, the Delhi High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of three persons accused in the case.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 20:44
The long-awaited internal report into the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in Ireland is likely to be published soon.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 16:15
The internal report into the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in Ireland is likely to be published soon, with her husband agreeing to allow his lawyer to meet the head of a health service investigation.
Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 13:23
Dismissing concerns expressed by Ireland`s Roman Catholic leaders over a new abortion bill, Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said that it is the government`s responsibility to legislate according to people`s wishes.
Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2013, 22:59
In a joint statement, Ireland`s bishops, archbishops and lone cardinal described the bill, unveiled this week after decades of debate, as "a dramatic and morally unacceptable change to Irish law."
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 17:57
The historic new bill, which will have to be passed in both houses of the Irish Parliament, will allow for limited legal termination where there is a threat to the mother`s life.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 21:16
The husband of an Indian dentist, who lost her life after being denied an abortion in Ireland, has indicated that he would consider further action in the case through the courts in Europe.
Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 22:19
Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar`s husband on Friday said he is hopeful of a fair verdict in the inquest into his wife`s death following a miscarriage last year.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 17:46
An expert witness said that Savita Halappanavar would have survived if her pregnancy had been terminated days before she died of blood poisoning.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 14:23
Republican Governor Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a foetus can feel pain.
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