Topic: Abortion
Tens of thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered Sunday in at least four Spanish cities to protest a new law that allows abortions without restrictions up to 14 weeks. Organizers' spokesman Victor Gago said one march, in which demonstrators carried banners saying "Yes to Life," blocked Madrid's central Sol square. Besides the capital, rallies were held in Barcelona, Bilbao and ...
Just when President Barack Obama is striving to unite Democratic lawmakers for one last push to pass his health care overhaul, the divisive politics of abortion threaten to tear the party apart. At issue is a Senate health care bill House Democrats are being asked ...
South Korean activists staged a protest Friday against a government crackdown on abortion, saying women should have the right to decide on the issue. About 40 activists -- mainly women -- from 24 groups shouted "Stop a crackdown on abortion that violates women's rights" in a Seoul park, after issuing a joint statement to mark International Women's Day on March ...
Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul. It's the opportunity of a generation, he told them — and a chance to revive the party's ...
