'Godman' Kharat gets 14-day judicial custody in second rape caseNashik court sends self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to judicial custody until April 21. He faces a second rape case involving sexual exploit...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Abortion clinics decline across US, impacting access to care; what factors are behind the shift and which states are hardest hitAmerica sees fewer abortion clinics. A recent report shows a two percent drop in physical clinics. This decline impacts access, especially ...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
US abortion rates rise three years after Dobbs' new ruling on Roe vs Wade, here's whyThree years post-Dobbs, the U.S. abortion landscape is evolving unexpectedly. Abortion rates remain steady, driven by medication abortion a...
23 Jun, 2025, 08.43 AM IST
Abortion pill inventor Etienne-Emile Baulieu dies aged 98French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, the inventor of the abortion pill, died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris on Friday, his wife t...
30 May, 2025, 10.15 PM IST
Panic buying: Women stockpile abortion pills in U.S before Donald Trump takes over as PresidentFears about Donald Trump's potential presidency have prompted an increase in women seeking abortion pills, emergency contraception, and lon...
13 Nov, 2024, 12.58 AM IST
What Trump's election could mean for abortion in the United StatesDonald Trump's potential second term could bring renewed threats to abortion access in the US, even without a Republican-controlled Congres...
06 Nov, 2024, 04.25 PM IST
World's biggest abortion pill seller has a dark India link it might not be able to shakeMore than 30 samples of drugs made by Delhi-based Synokem Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — including generic abortion pills, an antibiotic and anti-s...
08 Aug, 2023, 08.19 AM IST
What's abortion pills Mifepristone & Misoprostol, how is it used and why?As per some studies, the combination of these pills causes a complete abortion in more than 99% of patients and is as safe as the tradition...
23 Apr, 2023, 01.15 PM IST
The Abortion pill ruling: What's happened, what's at stake, what's nextThe Supreme Court ruled to maintain the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a commonly used abortion pill, while an appeal moves forward, in a ...
22 Apr, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pillThe US Supreme Court has preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in over half of US abortions, by freezing ruling...
22 Apr, 2023, 07.27 AM IST
What is Mifepristone and why is it being banned in the US?Mifepristone is considered the “standard of care” for medication abortion and miscarriage treatment, according to Hayley McMahon, a public ...
08 Apr, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
New US rule on abortion pills decodedThe first (mifepristone) blocks the pregnancy, and the second (misoprostol) provokes bleeding to empty the uterus. The biggest issues surro...
08 Jan, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
US expands access to abortion pills through pharmaciesRetail pharmacies in the United States will be permitted to sell abortion pills, health officials said Tuesday, a move that could significa...
04 Jan, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Abortions Onscreen report finds TV underrepresents most common form of abortion methodsTV abortions are not representing the most common abortion methods enough, a report has concluded. They are dramatized onscreen and are not...
17 Dec, 2022, 06.54 PM IST
Abortion Pill: What is Japan debating?In such a regressive approach, Japanese women are not allowed to take birthing decisions alone as they will need their partner’s consent to...
31 Aug, 2022, 06.23 PM IST
Biden under pressure; to sign Abortion Rights executive orderThe Department of Health and Human Services is being directed to provide access to citizens for medical treatment and abortions and also pr...
08 Jul, 2022, 07.58 PM IST
Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pillsSuch social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effec...
28 Jun, 2022, 07.36 PM IST