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.
To regain — and keep — these basic liberties, rights campaigners will need to rethink abortion advocacy. They can begin by studying Ireland’s experience.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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