abortion

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Created in response to the failure of a 1998 referendum to legalize abortion in her native Portugal, Rego’s suite offers harrowing views of women who have undergone the procedure illegally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Their relationship also had its tensions, with the late Argentine criticising the inclusion of abortion in the French constitution, and Macron's proposal to introduce assisted dying in France.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Reporting on abortion and women’s health could be found largely in the Style section.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The Pitt covers everything from a measles outbreak, a shooting at a festival, the opioid crisis, medical abortion, black maternal care, homelessness and more besides.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Now, instead of an illegal procedure that might cost $500, any woman could easily obtain an abortion, often for less than $100.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt