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Images of the US Supreme Court as justices decide to preserve access to the abortion pill, pending appeal. IMAGES
Hundreds of people gather at Paris' Trocadero as French lawmakers are expected to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, a world first that has garnered overwhelming public support. IMAGES
Hundreds of protesters march through Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires in favour of the decriminalization of abortion and access to sexual education, on the Day for the Decriminalization of Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean. IMAGES
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters the US Justice Department asked an appeals court on Monday to stay a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that would ban a widely used abortion pill. The ruling "could open the floodgates for other medications to be targeted and denied to people who need them," she adds. SOUNDBITE
People gather outside the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson U.S. Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas where a federal judge will hear arguments in a court case that could undo the approval of the prescription drug mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.