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Amplify: Men have age limits for procreating, too
world
With Poland’s change in government, the country’s few abortion providers are hopeful about expanded access
10.11.2023, Olesnica, Poland. Gizela Jagielska, 44, is among a handful of doctors in Poland willing to perform legal abortions and she is the only doctor who will do late-stage terminations. She believes it is her duty as a doctor to provide the service. ( Anna Liminowicz/The Globe and Mail)
report on business
U.S. CDC panel backs Pfizer’s maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants
FILE PHOTO: A company logo is seen at a Pfizer office in Puurs, Belgium, December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
world
Maternal RSV vaccine passed by U.S. FDA to protect infants
FILE PHOTO: Pfizer logo is seen in this illustration taken, May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
newsletter
How five creative Canadians unlock their best ideas. Plus, strategies for giving negative feedback
world
Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications, state judge rules
FILE - Amanda Zurawski, who developed sepsis and nearly died after being refused an abortion when her water broke at 18 weeks, left, and Samantha Casiano, who was forced to carry a nonviable pregnancy to term and give birth to a baby who died four hours after birth, center, stand with their attorney Molly Duane outside the Travis County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. A Texas judge ruled Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges. The challenge is believed to be the first in the U.S. brought by women who have been denied abortions since the Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade, which for nearly 50 years had affirmed the constitutional right to an abortion. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
world
Abortion in Iowa is legal again after U.S. judge temporarily blocks new restrictions
FILE - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds takes part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference on Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. On Monday, July 17, 2023, an Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just days after Reynolds signed the measure into law. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs whether to block it
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs IowaÕs new law banning abortion after cardiac activity, about six weeks, at the Family Leader Summit in Des Moines on Friday, July 14, 2023. The law takes effect immediately, and dramatically changes abortion access in the state, though opponents are seeking a legal injunction to void it. (Kathryn Gamble/The New York Times)
world
One year later, U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised
Demonstrators mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the case widely considered to have overturned Roe v. Wade, by displaying neon signage in support of abortion access in front of the Supreme Court on Friday, June 23, 2023, Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
u.s. politics
A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
Choices Center for Reproductive Health President and CEO Jennifer Pepper poses for a photo at the clinic Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Carbondale, Ill. A year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended a nationwide right to abortion, lawmakers, courts and voters are still determining exactly how the legal landscape could settle. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
world
Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto
Hundreds of abortion-rights supporters rally outside the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, to urge Republican legislators to sustain Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of new abortion restrictions. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
world
Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for U.S. Supreme Court
FILE PHOTO: Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, is prepared for a patient at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
canada
Mother-to-baby HIV transmission shouldn’t be happening in Canada, researchers say
Mother-to-baby HIV transmission shouldn't be happening in Canada, researchers say: A few pregnant women in Canada are passing HIV to their babies, despite the fact that this country has all the tools needed to stop it from happening, researchers say. A pregnant woman holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries, at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass., Thursday, May 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charles Krupa
world
North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions
FILE - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum signed an abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy — even in cases of rape or incest — into law on Monday, April 24, 2023. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
analysis
No issues have divided America more than slavery and abortion
David Shribman
world
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs six-week abortion ban in closed-door ceremony
A small crowd holding signs and waving as cars pass by the Leon County Courthouse, protests Sb 300, which bans abortions after six weeks, Thursday, April 13, 2023. in Tallahassee, Fla. The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)
podcast
Fertility treatments can be a massive, unexpected cost for Canadians. Here’s what you should know
Podcast
Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
politics
Plan for paid leave after a miscarriage prompts questions over who qualifies
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau applauds as Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland presents the federal government budget for fiscal year 2023-24 in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable
canada
World’s most premature twins celebrate their first birthdays
Shakina Rajendram, right, holds her daughter, Adiah while her sister-in-law, Sharon Nadarajah, left, holds Adiah’s twin brother, Adrial, at the twins’ first birthday celebration. Born at 22 weeks, Adiah and Adrial hold the Guinness World Record for world’s most premature twins
world
Texas lawsuit could threaten nationwide availability of abortion pill
FILE PHOTO: Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women's Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
olympics
Curling Canada says pregnancy exemption to be expanded in 2024
Wild Card team skip Casey Scheidegger, right, delivers a rock as third Cary-Anne McTaggart, left, and second Jessie Haughian sweep as they play Prince Edward Island at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S. on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
olympics
Curling Canada under fire for limiting eligibility for pregnancy exemptions
Wild Card team skip Casey Scheidegger releases a rock as they play Ontario in championship pool action at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
first person
I finally got pregnant in Finland - a country that hasn’t commodified infertility
opinion
The harrowing, heartbreaking reality of terminating a pregnancy for medical reasons
Emma Gilchrist
world
Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies
FILE — An empty room at a women’s health clinic in McAllen, Texas, April 29, 2022. Tennessee, Idaho and Texas are poised to enact so-called trigger laws on Thursday, Aug. 24, placing new restrictions on access to abortion for millions of women and in some cases adding punishments for doctors who perform the procedures. (Callaghan O'Hare/The New York Times)
world
Chrissy Teigen reveals baby bump two years after pregnancy loss
FILE – AUGUST 3, 2022: Chrissy Teigen announced via Instagram that she and John Legend are expecting their fourth child. The couple suffered a pregnancy loss of their third child in the Fall of 2020. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: (L-R) Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
u.s. politics
U.S. House approves bill to protect right to use contraceptives
FILE PHOTO: An American flag flies outside of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
world
State abortion bans prevent women from getting essential medication
Annie England Noblin's 2.5 mg methotrexate pills are displayed at her home in West Plains, Missouri, U.S, July 14, 2022. Annie England Noblin/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
canada
Liberals urged to fulfill promise to cease funding to anti-abortion groups, crisis pregnancy centres
People hold signs as they stand in front of the U.S. consulate during a protest after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
technology
Google to delete location history of visits to abortion clinics
FILE - A woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. More than 40 Democratic members of Congress are asking Google to stop what they see as the unnecessary collection and retention of peoples' location data. They're concerned it could be used to identify women seeking abortions. The group of Democrats on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 sent a letter to the CEO of Google's parent company saying that if abortion were to become illegal in the U.S., the cellphone location data collected and retained by the company could be used by far-right extremists looking to crack down on women seeking reproductive health care. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
world
Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives
This picture taken on June 8, 2022 shows pharmacist Reina Suzuki puts a box of morning after pills into a fertility control kit at a pharmacy in Tokyo. - Emergency contraception cannot be bought without a doctor's approval in Japan and is not covered by public health insurance, so can cost up to 150 USD. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-rights-health-women-contraception,FEATURE by Harumi OZAWA (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
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Limits on early abortion could force more U.S. women to get the procedure later
Signs lay in front of fencing during a rally for for abortion rights in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, Saturday, May 14, 2022, during protests across the country. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
music
Britney Spears announces miscarriage of her ‘miracle baby’
FILE - Britney Spears and Sam Asghari arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, July 22, 2019. Spears and her partner Asghari announced in a joint post on Instagram, Saturday, May 14, 2022, that they had lost their baby during pregnancy. The announcement came a little over a month after the couple revealed they were expecting a child. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
canada
Alberta government alters bereavement leave legislation amid abortion debate
Alberta premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Kaycee Madu after being sworn into office in Edmonton on Tuesday April 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson