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More Americans are skipping parenthood

More Americans are choosing to not have children for various reasons including the costs, uncertainty about the future of reproductive health care, and environmental concerns. Internationally and in some parts of the U.S, leaders have tr...

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Arizona governor signs bill repealing 1864 abortion ban

Arizona's Democratic governor signed a bill overturning an 1864 law banning abortion, a month after the state's supreme court said the Civil War-era rule was valid.

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Florida's 'nightmare' abortion ban takes effect

Florida introduced one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States in what President Joe Biden called a "nightmare" triggered by his election rival and predecessor Donald Trump. US Vice President Kamala Harris was visiting Republ...

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Meet the Ukrainians living near front line amid war

In the port city of Kherson located in southeast Ukraine, 85 percent of the population have left since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Some of the city's residents, however, have chosen to stay behind as an act of resistance despite regula...

France 24

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Poland lawmakers take steps towards liberalising abortion laws

Polish lawmakers have voted to continue work on proposals to lift a near total ban on abortion, a divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country, which has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe.

France 24

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Kyiv group helps kids cope with trauma of war

Children in Kyiv talk about their pain from Russia's war in Ukraine, sharing how therapy has helped them regain strength. The loss of home, security, family and friends due to war has left them immensely traumatized.

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Why has Arizona re-enacted a 160-year-old abortion ban?

Arizona’s Supreme Court has ruled that a 160-year-old law that places a near-total ban on abortions may go back into effect in 14 days. “Physicians are now on notice that all abortions, except those necessary to save a woman’s life, are ...

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Supreme Court to decide legal fate of abortion pill

The Supreme Court is considering a new abortion case affecting women across the U.S.. Abortion opponents want the high court to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to a medication called mife...

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Gaza children facing severe malnutrition and starvation

As fighting continues in Gaza, the enclave is facing a dire humanitarian emergency, with a report from an international authority on hunger warning this week that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza and that escalation of the war could...

France 24

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Supreme Court to hear case on abortion pill

The issue of abortion is back at the Supreme Court, but the case is about more than that. The justices will hear arguments about the FDA's approval of the abortion medication mifepristone, and the court's decision could drastically chang...

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U.S. cost of Alzheimer's care projected to rise by $15 billion

In a new report from the Alzheimer's Association, the national cost for caring for Alzheimer's patients is expected to increase by $15 billion in 2024, totaling $360 billion. About 70% of caregivers say they stress over coordinating care...

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Gazans Struggle to Celebrate Ramadan

This Ramadan marks the first without their loved ones, while for others, it's another year with an empty seat at the table.

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Irish voters reject changes to family and care definition

Voters in the Republic of Ireland have overwhelmingly voted against amending the Irish Constitution. Proposals to alter wording in the constitution to include families which are not based on marriage were defeated with 67.7% voting 'no'.

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Young women defying Beijing's push for children

As Beijing pushes for a "new culture of marriage and childbearing" amid record low birth rates, one young woman explains why so many in her generation aren't keen on the nuclear family model that Chinese leaders see as a bedrock for soci...

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France makes abortion a constitutional right

French lawmakers voted to include the right to abortion into the constitution, a world first welcomed by women's rights groups and criticized by anti-abortion groups.

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France to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

French lawmakers are expected to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support.

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CVS and Walgreens start offering abortion pills

CVS and Walgreens, the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, will start selling abortion pill mifepristone at stores in several states this month, drawing praise from President Joe Biden who has made access to abortion a key election campaig...

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Families impacted by Alabama IVF ruling head to state capitol

The years of secondary infertility for Kristia Rumbley and her husband were lonely ones. When they ultimately decided to utilize IVF, they kept it quiet. They are now worried about what the state of Alabama could do with her embryos in t...

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Lawmakers clash over economic consequences of abortion bans

Republicans and Democrats are reframing the abortion access debate, focusing on the economic impact of Roe v. Wade. Democrats argue that women denied abortions are four times more likely to live in poverty, while Republicans highlight ex...

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South Korea's fertility rate plunges to record low

South Korea's fertility rate, already the world's lowest, dropped to a record low in 2023, data from Statistics Korea shows, defying the billions of dollars spent by the country to try to reverse the trend as the population shrank for a ...

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Alabama looks for IVF solution as patients remain in limbo

Alabama lawmakers are looking for ways to protect in vitro fertilization services in the state as patients, who had procedures cancelled in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling, remained stalled in their hopes of parenthood.

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'Pressure to compete' blamed for South Korea's low birth rate

South Korea’s population has been declining for years at one of the fastest rates in the world as a result of a plummeting fertility rate. A recent central bank report suggests the pressure on young people to compete is to blame.

Al Jazeera

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France to vote on making abortion a constitutional right

The French Senate is set to vote on a bill to inscribe abortion - which has been legal in France since 1974 - into the country's Constitution. However, despite getting overwhelming support in the lower house National Assembly last month,...

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Japan's new births fall to record low in 2023

The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data shows, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom launches national abortion ad

A week away from Super Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom is airing abortion ads in some red states. One ad launched Sunday on "Meet the Press." In it, Newsom accuses conservative leaders of holding women hostage by imposing travel bans and prev...

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Two-month-old Palestinian boy dies of hunger

Many babies and young children are among those who are starving as Israeli restricts aid in Gaza. Infants who haven't eaten in days, are being taken to medical facilities. A two-month-old baby suffering from severe malnutrition has died.

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Alabama clinics pause fertility treatments after court ruling

Donald Trump has voiced his support for in-vitro fertilization procedures, after the top court in the state of Alabama ruled embryos should be considered human beings. The decision has forced I.V.F. clinics there to close, fearing prosec...

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Alabama lawmakers propose bill to protect I.V.F.

Alabama lawmakers have proposed bills meant to protect in vitro fertilization treatments in the state following an unprecedented decision by the state's Supreme Court that ruled frozen embryos should be considered children under state law.

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'Outrageous': Biden slams Alabama embryo ruling

At least three Alabama providers of IVF have halted treatments since the state's Supreme Court said that frozen embryos in test tubes should be considered children. U.S. President Joe Biden has slammed the state's ruling as "outrageous".

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Alabama court rules embryos are children

Alabama supreme court's ruling 'embryos are children' raises serious legal questions about fertility treatment across the U.S. as other states may follow suit.

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