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Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

The parliament of the Faroe Islands voted on Thursday to legalise abortion until the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, overturning a decades-old law that prohibited abortions in most cases. Previous legislation allowed abortions only in certain circumstances – such as rape, incest or risk to the health of the pregnant woman – and…

Supreme Court orders reconsideration of religious objection to N.Y. abortion care requirement

eriinfo.com7 months ago05 mins

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to take a second look at a religious challenge to a New York state requirement that employers provide health care plans that include abortion coverage. The justices said the case should be reviewed again in light of their ruling last week that Wisconsin had…