Abortion
Youngest Grandmother in Bulgaria is Just 28, Highlighting Alarming Trend of Teenage Births
In Bulgaria, the youngest grandmother is just 28 years old, according to Dr. Antonio Dushepeev, the head of the maternity ward at Burgas University General Hospital. In an interview on BNR, he also highlighted a troubling trend, with 149 births by underage girls reported at the hospital last year alone. Among these young mothers, there was even an 11-year-old girl. Dr.
Georgia: Ban on abortion after 6 weeks back in effect
The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the ban on abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy, and will consider the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling that blocked the law’s implementation, ruling it unconstitutional.
Melania Trump Stands Firm on Abortion Rights, Opposing Husband's Stance
A little under a month before the US elections, Melania Trump has publicly supported abortion rights, challenging her husband, former President Donald Trump, on a pivotal campaign issue. This revelation comes from her forthcoming memoir, which is set to be published next week, as reported by the British newspaper "The Guardian."
Harris slams Trump for hypocrisy on abortion as US starts voting
Kamala Harris on Friday attacked Republican rival Donald Trump and his party as "hypocrites" over abortion, as the first voters cast their ballots for November's knife-edge U.S. election.
Trump moves to contain fallout of abortion, IVF rows
Republican White House nominee Donald Trump sought Friday to contain the blast radius of a fierce backlash over his remarks publicly backing away from right-wing positions on reproductive rights.
‘Stray Bodies’: A film that makes you think beyond your rage
An exuberant yet haunting road movie, "Stray Bodies" uses the trope of travel to explore the boundaries that religion and politics place on women, especially when it comes to their bodies.
France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first
The French parliament on Monday voted to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law.
Zakynthos: Partner’s beating causes miscarriage
A 27-year-old man was arrested in Zakynthos, western Greece, on Wednesday for beating his 19-year-old pregnant partner, causing an abortion. She was two months pregnant.
The incident happened on Tuesday, after the suspect took her partner to his house where he tied her up, beat her up and forced her to take medication that could cause an abortion.
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Grenade accident in Cyprus training camp - One soldier injured
His health condition is considered serious but his life is not in danger
This Week in Central Europe | 16 June 2023
In other news, a Republican senator blocks US arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden's NATO bid; Slovakia's caretaker government fails to win a confidence vote, but will stay in office with reduced powers until the autumn election; and Polish women take to the streets again to protest abortion laws following the tragic death in hospital of another pregnant women.
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