Three Republican state senators in South Carolina who filibustered an abortion ban in the state have lost in their primary elections this month. The three Republicans, Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn, and Penry Gustafson, lost to three male candidates and were among a bipartisan group of five women state senators who filibustered a near-total abortion ban….
The Supreme Court is set to rule this month on two major abortion cases with significant nationwide implications as the justices revisit the issue for the first time since overturning Roe v. Wade. The 2022 decision to end the right to obtain an abortion sent shockwaves across the country, leading to a new wave of…
Louisiana Republican Governor, Jeff Landry has signed a bill classifying abortion inducing pills, misoprotol and mifepristone as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances. Landry took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle to make this announcement on Friday where he emphasised that the bill, now signed into law would protect women across Louisiana. He wrote, “Requiring an…
The society for Family Health (SFH) has said Abortion among married women is currently on the rise in Nigeria. Although SFH did not cite any survey or study to back its conclusion, it attributed the development to the rise in inflation and love for their families. The nonprofit, non-political, non-governmental organisation which intervenes in various…
