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[Link] Germany’s new government to scrap Nazi-era abortion law

Read: 19/1/2022 www.theguardian.com

A Nazi-era law banning doctors from giving women information about abortions is to be scrapped by Germany’s new government in a decision welcomed by activists who have long argued that it has hampered women’s ability to make informed choices.

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[Link] US supreme court convenes for pivotal term – with its credibility on the line

Read: 5/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Eight justices of the US supreme court donned their black robes and returned to their austere, column-lined courtroom on Monday at the start of a new judicial term that has the potential to radically transform fundamental aspects of American life, from accessing abortion to carrying guns outside the

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[Link] DoJ vows to protect women seeking abortions in Texas after radical state ban

Read: 6/9/2021 www.theguardian.com

US attorney general Merrick Garland announced on Monday that the federal government will take action to protect those in Texas trying to obtain an abortion in the wake of the strictest anti-abortion law in the US taking effect last week.

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[Link] What You Need To Know About Texas’ Near-Total Ban on Abortion

Read: 1/9/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The Supreme Court let an unprecedented law that bans abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy go into effect in Texas overnight on Wednesday, effectively demolishing the protections of Roe v.

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[Link] Former South Australian Labor MPs set to relaunch Family First Party

Read: 28/7/2021 www.abc.net.au

Two former South Australian Labor MPs, including the state's former health minister, have banded together to revive the Family First Party and intend to run candidates in the next state election.

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