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                    [ArticleID] => 2221718
                    [Title] => Philippines told: Decriminalize abortion, legalize divorce, pass anti-discrimination law
                    [Summary] => The UN Human Rights Committee is pushing for the Philippines to pass a flurry of legislative reforms aimed at keeping the country in line with an international treaty on civil and political rights.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-11-05 15:18:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806909
                    [AuthorName] => Xave Gregorio
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                    [ArticleID] => 1286136
                    [Title] => Report: US abortion rate at lowest since 1973
                    [Summary] => 

The U.S. abortion rate declined to its lowest level since 1973, and the number of abortions fell by 13 percent between 2008 and 2011, according the latest national survey of abortion providers conducted by a prominent research institute.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-03 08:45:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249279 [AuthorName] => David Crary [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1276903 [Title] => Forced abortions highlight abuses in China policy [Summary] =>

When her mind is clear, Gong Qifeng can recall how she begged for mercy. Several people pinned her head, arms, knees and ankles to a hospital bed before driving a syringe of labor-inducing drugs into her stomach.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-09 17:18:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1267352 [AuthorName] => Didi Tang [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3720/y86a.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 995691 [Title] => Analysis: 40-year-old US abortion fight heats [Summary] =>

Abortion opponents have fought back vigorously in the 40 years since a landmark US Supreme Court decision legalized the procedure. Now, their battle is gaining ground in some states where new laws are creating stringent barriers to a woman ending her pregnancy.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-21 15:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756833 [AuthorName] => Steven R. Hurst [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 962328 [Title] => Child's pregnancy sets off Chile abortion debate [Summary] =>

The case of a pregnant 11-year old girl who was raped in Chile by her mother's partner has set off a national debate about abortion in one of the most socially-conservative countries in Latin America.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-06 07:06:49 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3603/vfyv.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 953886 [Title] => Expert: Dying woman should have got Irish abortion [Summary] =>

A miscarrying woman who died in an Irish hospital should have had her blood poisoning detected much sooner and been offered an abortion to improve her odds of survival, an experts' report concluded Thursday in a case that is forcing Ireland to modernize its abortion laws.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-14 04:00:21 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1743153 [AuthorName] => Shawn Pogatchnik [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/8139/4am.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 890266 [Title] => RH Bill [Summary] =>

The proposed measure which had resurrected from congress after congress for over a decade has faced heavy opposition especially from the Catholic ranks and “pro-life” groups.

The bill, which intends to boost healthcare and mitigate population growth by providing state-funded contraceptive programs and sex education, has trended over social media platforms occasionally the past year, fueled by debates between its supporters and critics.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img585/6717/rh286.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 887790 [Title] => Ireland to legislate for life-saving abortions [Summary] =>

Ireland's government says it will draft a new law spelling out the right of women to receive abortions in cases where the pregnancy poses a risk to their lives — including from a woman's own threats to commit suicide.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-19 05:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 859187 [Title] => Argentina Supreme Court OK's sex slave's abortion [Summary] =>

Argentina's Supreme Court has ruled that a woman rescued from a prostitution ring must get the abortion she wants, and chastised public officials who put her in the center of a political firestorm.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-13 04:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 855969 [Title] => Morocco says incoming abortion ship illegal [Summary] =>

Moroccan authorities said yesterday that a Dutch ship promoting legal abortions set to dock in Morocco is operating outside the law and could possibly be stopped before arriving at a northern Mediterranean port.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-04 06:02:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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