Medicinal abortion being challenged in the American Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court on 13th December 2023 accepted to consider an appeal in order to re-establish restrictions on the use of Mifepristone, the product used for medicinal abortions. The case...
234,300 is the number of abortions performed in France in 2022. This is an increase of 4.9% relative to 2021. The proportion has also reached its highest level since 1990 i.e. 16.9 abortions per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 49. The publication of these...
Once again using the Covid national health crisis as a pretext, the French Minister of Health and Solidarity has issued a new decree on November 7th 2020, to allow drug-induced abortions at home until 7 weeks of pregnancy (i.e. 9 weeks of amenorrhea) instead of 5...
On May 22, the French State Council voted to prolong the recent decree, which extends access to drug-induced abortions at home. The April 14, 2020 decree was originally enacted as part of the national emergency health measures taken to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. ...
A new French decree which became effective on April 14, 2020 extends deadlines for having drug-induced abortions at home from 5 to 7 weeks of pregnancy (corresponding to 7-9 weeks amenorrhea) during the Covid-19 health emergency. Repeatedly questioned by Senator...
