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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicAbortion rights

Topic: abortion rights

Why some Americans may not celebrate this 4th of July & Xi Jinping’s ‘takeaways’ from Hong Kong

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

India and US went pro-choice around the same time. Only one strengthened its abortion laws

India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 established women’s right to seek an abortion two years before US Supreme Court judgment in Roe vs Wade.

What post-Roe America can learn from Ireland’s battle for abortion rights

To regain — and keep — these basic liberties, rights campaigners will need to rethink abortion advocacy. They can begin by studying Ireland’s experience.

Who was Jane Roe of Roe v Wade? What overturning of the 1973 judgment means for American women

Under the pseudonym Jane Roe, Norma McCorvey achieved something historic. ThePrint looks at what the '73 judgment said & how SCOTUS’ decision now will change abortion access in US.

What US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn ‘Roe v Wade’ means for ‘bodily autonomy’ of women

Here's what the US Supreme Court's judgement overturning 'Roe v Wade' means for abortion rights in the United States of America.

Roe v Wade overturned — What abortion access looks like around the world

While countries like the US, Poland and Russia are taking steps backward, gains are being made in places such as Ireland, Colombia and Argentina.

Everything you need to know about US Supreme Court’s abortion decision

The ruling does not mean that abortion is banned throughout the US. Rather, arguments about legality of abortion will now play out in state legislatures.

US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion, half its states may be affected

The top court’s conservative majority overturned the Roe vs Wade decision in 1973 that upheld a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose.

Oklahoma lawmakers pass US’s ‘strictest’ abortion bill for near-total abortion ban

If signed by governor Kevin Stitt, the law would ban nearly all abortions at conception and would allow civilians to sue those they believe have performed or aided an abortion.

What is ‘Roe v Wade’? 1973 US Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights that could be overturned

In leaked draft opinion published by Politico, US Supreme Court says 'it is time to heed Constitution and return issue of abortion to people’s elected representatives'.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?