Abortion
Rights and Ownership Over the Female Body
From crotch-less bloomers and women’s fashion in the late 19th century to contraception, menstruation and abortion. Episode Four of Beyond Kate explores the politics and double standards around the… Audio
What Women Want: a panel discussion about domestic violence and healthcare led by Alison Mau
To mark the 125th anniversary of Women's Suffrage, broadcaster Alison Mau hosted a series of panel-style conversations called What Women Want. Listen to highlights from the discussions Healthcare… Video, Audio
Patricia Lohr - Better abortion laws
Dr Patricia Lohr is the Medical Director of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service. With an aim of encouraging young doctors to work in abortion care, she set up BPAS' highly successful Reproductive… Audio
Belfast woman to challenge Northern Ireland abortion law
After Britain's supreme court rejected a legal challenge to Northern Ireland's abortion laws, a Belfast woman is taking a new case to the High Court.
Insight: Abortion in America
Philippa Thomas is in Washington for the BBC's World Service to speak to lobbyists on both sides of this abortion issue, while there she visits the Supreme Court and watch as nine judges hear the…
'The regime we have for abortion is working well' - Bridges
The abortion system in New Zealand is working well and there isn't a case for change, says National Party leader Simon Bridges. Audio
Pauline Cullen: impact of Irish referendum on women in Ireland
Pauline Cullen is a sociology lecturer specialising in gender studies at Maynooth University in County Kildare, Ireland. She talks about this societal shift in a country where the Catholic Church has… Audio
Niamh McMahon: proudest day ever on Irish vote yes
Honorary consul-general for Ireland to New Zealand is Niamh McMahon. She gives her view on what the Yes vote means to repeal Ireland's abortion laws. Audio
Irish New Zealanders gather to support referendum
Ireland has voted a clear Yes in its referendum to lift its ban on abortion. A group of supporters gathered in Wellington to watch the vote come in on TV. Heather Byrne was one of them. Audio
Ivana Bacik - Legalising abortion in Ireland
Irish senator Ivana Bacik has had a busy week, canvassing and leafleting in favour of the vote to repeal the country's Eighth Amendment - the law that prevents legal abortion in Ireland. It is a fight… Audio
Ireland to vote on loosening abortion laws
Ireland votes on Saturday on whether to remove a single sentence which enshrines a near-total ban on abortion in the constitution, even in cases of rape and fatal foetal abnormality. The eighth… Audio
Iowa passes 'most restrictive' abortion law in US
An abortion law described as "the most restrictive" in the United States has been passed by the Iowa state legislature.
An open letter to the Law Commission on abortion law reform
We don’t live in time of The Handmaid’s Tale. Let’s change the law to reflect that!
Commissioning changes
The Minister for Justice has asked the Law Commission for advice on changing abortion law but what do the Commissioners have to do? Audio
Commissioning changes
The Minister for Justice has asked the Law Commission for advice on changing abortion law but what do the Commissioners have to do?
AudioIreland to hold abortion referendum
The government has agreed to hold a referendum on whether to reform the country's near-total ban on abortion.
No abortion changes until 'well into next year'
Any overhaul of the country's abortion laws won't happen until well into next year - at the very earliest, the Justice Minister says.
Una Mullally - Ireland's abortion referendum
In the aftermath of the Irish government's announcement that it will hold a referendum on abortion, up to 50,000 marchers took to the streets of Dublin, calling for free, safe and legal abortions in… Audio
Thousands march in Dublin over abortion law
Thousands of people have marched through Ireland's capital, Dublin, to demand change to the country's strict abortion laws. Anti-abortion activists have been holding counter protests. The rally is the… Audio
No choice: When a legal abortion is denied
A woman who was denied a second trimester abortion says she contemplated suicide.
