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Missouri's attorney general Eric Schmitt announces that his state will be the first "to effectively end abortion" in the United States, after the conservative-dominated Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v. Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion, saying that individual states can now permit or restrict the procedure themselves. "I pledge to continue to fight for our most fundamental right: the right to life," Schmitt says in a video statement posted to social media. SOUNDBITE
Mexico, Jul 29 (EFE) .- The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) rejected Wednesday a historic ruling that for the first time would order a local congress, that of the eastern state of Veracruz, reform its penal code to avoid the criminalization of abortion.(CAMERA: Denisse Torres)
Quezon City, Jul 10 (EFE/EPA).- Lawmakers in the Philippines on Friday voted against renewing the license for ABS-CBN, the largest media franchise and oldest TV station in the Southeast Asian country which has been one of the foremost critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.Since 5 May dozens of television channels and radio stations affiliated with the franchise have been closed down by order of the national telecommunications commission when the licences came up for renewal.The president of ABS-CBN, Carlo Katigbak, said: “We are deeply hurt by the decision of the committee on legislative franchises to reject the ABS-CBN franchise. We believe we are able to provide meaningful and valuable service to Filipinos.” (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG).SHOT LIST: FILIPINOS GATHER IN SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE ABS-CBN NETWORK HEADQUARTERS IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Demonstrators clash with riot police after Argentine senators voted against legalising abortion in the homeland of Pope Francis, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by the legislature's lower house in June. IMAGES
Argentine senators vote against legalizing abortion in the homeland of Pope Francis, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by the legislature's lower house in June. IMAGES of Senate voting
Justice Genece E. Brinkley has rejected a request from Meek Mill's legal team to re-consider his prison sentence, insisting the two to four-year sentence for violating parole was "absolutely necessary".