Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

Spanish lawmakers vote to ease abortion law

Dec. 17, 2009
Lawmakers voted to ease Spain's abortion law Thursday, approving a bill to allow the procedure without restrictions up to 14 weeks. The change would bring this traditionally Roman Catholic country in line with its more secular neighbors in northern Europe....
Related Stories from UPI.com

Court upholds Mexico City abortion law

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Mexican Supreme Court has upheld a law permitting abortion in Mexico City, El Universal newspaper reported online Thursday.

New Hampshire repeals abortion law

CONCORD, N.H., June 30 (UPI) -- New Hampshire is the first state to repeal a law requiring parents to be notified 48 hours before a minor has an abortion, say abortion-rights activists.

Portugal makes abortion legal

LISBON, Portugal, June 22 (UPI) -- Portuguese lawmakers have legalized abortion up until the 10th week of pregnancy, with a three-day waiting period before an abortion can be performed.

New York governor plans abortion overhaul

ALBANY, N.Y., April 26 (UPI) -- New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced he plans to introduce legislation aimed at overhauling the state's abortion policies.

Abortion issue divides Mexico

MEXICO CITY, March 29 (UPI) -- Officials have begun discussing the possibility of legalizing abortion in Mexico City, sparking debate between activists and the Catholic Church in Mexico.

Nicaragua officially bans abortion

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Nicaragua has made official is tough new abortion law that bans terminating pregnancies under all conditions, The New York Times reported Monday.

Nicaragua bans abortion

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Nicaragua's National Assembly voted unanimously Thursday to approve a new law banning all abortions, La Prensa newspaper reported.

Ky. anti-abortion bill offered

FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Kentucky lawmakers are considering a measure that would ban abortion in the state unless the mother's life is in danger.

Anti-abortion group converges on Colorado

DENVER, July 16 (UPI) -- A national anti-abortion group began a week of events condemning abortion in Colorado Saturday, the Rocky Mountain News reported.

Court takes landmark abortion protest case

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court Monday agreed to decide whether federal racketeering law criminalizes the activities of abortion protesters who obstruct clinics, and whether
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler