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Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed into law a bill banning most abortions after 19 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother's life is at risk. Linda So reports.
This week Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed new abortion legislation. The bill would require remains from a surgical abortion be either buried or cremated. DeWine has previously supported controversial and restrictive abortion legislation. He was expected to sign the bill. Other states have passed or at least considered similar bills. The Supreme Court upheld similar legislation in Indiana in 2019.
Protesters denouncing a near-total ban on abortion gather at the Warsaw headquarters of the governing right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party. IMAGES
Chile's Constitutional Court Monday approved an easing of the country's abortion ban to make the procedure legal in cases of rape, threat to the mother's life or deadly birth defects. IMAGES of pro-abortion activists celebrating in front of tribunal
North Carolina's governor has signed into law a measure that blocks local governments from enacting ordinances to allow transgender people to use public bathrooms that match their gender identities. Linda So reports.
People protest in Warsaw against Poland's abortion law, after the death of a pregnant woman. The country allows abortion only in cases of rape and incest, or if the life or health of the mother is in danger. IMAGES