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Abortion

The right to end an unwanted pregnancy is deeply disputed in many countries. Abortion rights are facing new legal and legislative challenges in countries around the world, including in the United States and Poland.

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Women protesting for their rights after Trump's election as 47th US President.

Trump's America: Women divided on abortion, health care

Trump's America: Women divided on abortion, health care

What does the second Trump administration mean for abortion options or LGBTQ+ rights? DW spoke to American women.
PoliticsNovember 12, 2024
voters using the chance to vote early

Five things to follow as the US election results come in

Five things to follow as the US election results come in

Five things to follow in a addition to whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will end up in the White House.
PoliticsNovember 5, 202404:40 min
Reproductive rights activists hold a "Keep Abortion Legal" sign as they take part in a protest on National Women's Strike 2024 day in LA

Abortion looms large as US election approaches

Abortion looms large as US election approaches

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has made abortion rights a cornerstone of her campaign.
PoliticsNovember 2, 202404:36 min
People attend the 50th annual March for Life rally on the National Mall on January 20, 2023 in Washington

Why abortion rights matter more in the 2024 US election

Why abortion rights matter more in the 2024 US election

Abortion has been an ongoing debate in the US for decades, but a recent Supreme Court ruling has supercharged the issue.
PoliticsNovember 2, 2024
Against a backdrop of cheering supporters and large white letters reading "FREEDOM," US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves to supporters as she takes the stage on the Ellipse south of the White House in Washington, DC.

At Trump Jan. 6 site, Harris tells voters to 'turn the page'

At Trump Jan. 6 site, Harris tells voters to 'turn the page'

Kamala Harris delivered a final pitch to US voters at the site of Donald Trump's January 6, 2021 speech.
PoliticsOctober 30, 202401:38 min
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in the September 10 debate

Harris vs. Trump on abortion, Israel and other key issues

Harris vs. Trump on abortion, Israel and other key issues

US voters pick a new president on November 5. Where do both candidates stand on issues like abortion and the economy?
PoliticsOctober 15, 2024
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Polish women demonstrate in July 2024 against the still unreformed abortion law

Poland's new abortion rules 'not good enough,' activists say

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has resorted to stopgap measures to ease the country's restrictive abortion law.
PoliticsAugust 17, 2024
People hold up signs at a protest in Warsaw against the strict abortion law

Polish protesters angry over failure to ease abortion law

Hundreds protested in front of parliament after lawmakers rejected a bill aiming to soften Poland's strict abortion law.
PoliticsJuly 24, 202403:11 min
Parliamentarian Anna Maria Zukowska and Katarzyna Kotula with a receipt for what they call the country's abortion debt in the debate on April 11

Poland's abortion law bickering plagues Tusk coalition

Polish Prime Minister Tusk promised the liberalization of abortion rights. But it's a tough issue for his coalition.
PoliticsApril 15, 2024
February 25, 2020, Munich, Bavaria, Germany: A group of Christian fundamentalists headed by Wolfgang Hering protested the Profamila family planning offices

Germany steps up crackdown on anti-abortion protests

Protests outside abortion clinics and family planning centers are to be banned in Germany.
SocietyJanuary 24, 2024
A pregnant woman holding up an ultrasound photo next to her stomach

Pregnancy sickness: Major discovery offers hope for cure

The discovery could lead to better treatment of "underdiagnosed and undertreated" forms of severe pregnancy sickness.
ScienceDecember 15, 2023
Pictures of mifepristone and misoprostal

Poland: A hunt for traces of abortion pills in women's blood

How researchers test for traces of the two drugs used in medication abortions in women who have had a miscarriage.
ScienceNovember 6, 2023
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