2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (988+ words) A new report is calling for a fundamental rethink of how society supports new mothers, arguing that the transition into motherhood is far “more than a medical event” and should be recognised as a profound emotional, social and spiritual transformation....

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (600+ words) Ireland is putting together a Leave for Pregnancy Loss Bill which would provide five days of paid leave for women whose pregnancy has ended before the 23rd week. The proposals make no distinction between a woman who has had a miscarriage…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (510+ words) The Irish government has approved controversial plans to give women paid leave after undergoing an abortion. Abortion is a relatively new phenomenon in the Republic of Ireland. It was legalised following a referendum in 2018 in which two thirds of voters…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1043+ words) A new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) says that early smartphone adoption could explain between 33% and 52% of the decline in the US general fertility rate between 2007 and 2011. The paper, authored by economist Caitlin K…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (522+ words) The Catholic Church in Ireland has come out in opposition to attempts to “widen the scope” of current abortion law in the country and said that more research is needed to determine the cause of early abortions. Mary Lou McDonald,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (538+ words) A bill that would require the government to produce an annual report on complications resulting from abortions in England has been proposed in the House of Lords. The Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill was proposed by Conservative peer Lord…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (842+ words) Some evils shout. They march, they headline, they provoke outrage. Others whisper. They slip through quietly, dressed as progress, framed as compassion, yet no less deadly. It was this quieter evil that emerged on Wednesday 18th March in the House of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (893+ words) A Christian Birmingham charity supporting parents with prenatal and postnatal depression has launched a new campaign ahead of Mother’s Day on March 15, warning that funding cuts could leave vulnerable mothers without vital support. Acacia Family Support is appealing for donations…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (820+ words) A study published in the International Journal of Women’s Health Care examined the experiences of American women aged 41 to 45 and found that nearly 45% of those who had undergone an abortion experienced moderate to severe psychological challenges linked to the procedure,…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (622+ words) Campaign group Right To Life UK has said that 400 girls are “missing” in the country due to sex-selective abortions. It follows criticism of advice from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) suggesting that sex-selective abortions are illegal. According to the…...