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Australians brave the pouring rain in Sydney to protest for abortion rights, a week after the US Supreme Court's landmark decision to reverse its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that enshrined abortion rights at the federal level. IMAGES
Protesters march through the streets of Bogota to demonstrate against Colombia's high court decision to decriminalise abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. IMAGES
New York/Washington, Oct 9 (EFE/EPA).- A federal appeals court in the United States on Friday reinstated the restrictive anti-abortion law enforced in Texas, just two days after a lower court judge had temporarily blocked it.The decision to reinstate the law, which came into effect on Sep. 1 and practically bans almost all abortions in Texas, was taken by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, considered one of the most conservative in the country. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE GATHER IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON DC, US, TO PROTEST AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-ABORTION LAW.
New York/Washington, Oct 6 (EFE/EPA).- A federal United States judge blocked Wednesday the application of a strict Texas anti-abortion law, which practically prohibits the practice in the state.Magistrate Robert Pitman accepted the request of Joe Biden’s government, who through the Justice Department had demanded the temporary suspension of the law promoted by republicans pending its constitutionality.In his ruling, the judge said the law "has created an aggressive and unprecedented mechanism to deprive its citizens of a significant and well-established constitutional right." (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE GATHER IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON DC, US, TO PROTEST AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-ABORTION LAW.
Scenes of jubilation outside Dublin Castle as Ireland votes by a landslide to ditch its strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum hailed by Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as a "quiet revolution". IMAGES
With just days to go until Ireland’s abortion referendum on Friday May 25th, pro-life campaigners from the ‘No’ campaign are hitting the streets of Dublin to press their cause. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES