Tag: Abortion
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Pakistan records 2.5 million deliberate abortions annually
The federal government has established targets to reduce population growth as part of its five-year plan. According to sources, the goal is to decrease the annual population growth rate to 1.1 percent by 2030. Sources within the Ministry of Planning indicate that the population growth rate was 2.55 percent according to the 2023 census. The…
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UAE to allow abortion in cases of rape, incest
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will now legally permit abortion in cases of rape and incest for the first time. Under a cabinet resolution, abortions will be permissible in cases where pregnancy stems from rape or incest, contingent upon the incident being reported and validated by public prosecution, and if the fetus is under 120…
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Britney Spears reveals she had an abortion after Justin Timberlake got her pregnant
Pop singer Britney Spears has released excerpts of her upcoming memoir ‘The Woman In Me’ which will explore some of the most controversial moments of her career, including the conservatorship she was placed under by father James Spears. A clip from the extracts is going viral on social media where the singer talks about her…
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In Pakistan, is abortion just a word or choice?
‘Woman of bad character’ is one of the phrases we often hear when the word ‘abortion’ is mentioned in our country. Abortion means the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion sparked a debate after the United States (US) Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade,…