Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez buoyed the pro-choice movement on Tuesday by confirming he would deliver on his campaign promise to legalise abortion. Fernandez told Radio Metro that his government was working on the final touches to a bill that would soon be sent to Congress. “We’re finishing work,” said Fernandez in a week in which […]
Thousands took to the streets across the United States for women’s marches on Saturday, many wearing pink protest hats while issuing fervent calls against President Donald Trump and his conservative Supreme Court pick. The rallies ahead of the November 3 election were inspired by the first Women’s March in Washington, a huge anti-Trump rally held […]
Republican zeal carried President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee — Amy Coney Barrett — closer to confirmation Thursday, pushing past Democratic objections and other priorities during the COVID-19 crisis. In the drive to seat her before the upcoming Nov. 3 elections, the Senate Judiciary Committee set Oct. 22 for its vote to recommend Barrett’s nomination to […]
Hundreds of women marched through Mexico’s capital Monday to demand nationwide legalisation of abortion, leading to clashes with police who blocked their way. Protesters gathered near the capital’s historic center to head to the central plaza but were stopped by female police officers with shields, AFP journalists reported. Police used pepper spray against demonstrators who […]
