A bill proposing to restrict access to late-term abortions after 25 weeks in South Australia has failed in the lower house. The bill, supported by the Premier and Opposition Leader in the upper house, was defeated 36-9 after less than two hours of debate. MLC Sarah Game stated she is considering further action.
South Australia's parliament will debate new restrictions on late-term abortions for the third time in under two years. The bill, seeking to ban abortions after 25 weeks except to save a mother's life, faces opposition from abortion rights campaigners.
The Supreme Court stayed a 5th Circuit ruling, allowing mifepristone abortion pills to remain available via telehealth nationwide while a Louisiana case proceeds.
The Supreme Court stayed a ruling that would have banned mifepristone from being mailed, keeping telehealth abortion access intact as a case proceeds through lower courts.
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.
YouGov polling for MSI Reproductive Choices finds 90% of UK adults support the right to access abortion, with support spanning political parties (94% Labour, 91% Conservative, 95% Green, 86% Reform). However, nearly one in five people believe abortion access could be reduced, rising to over a quarter of 18-25-year-olds, who cite US developments and rise of far right as concerns.
