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Civil Rights
New York ‘equal rights’ proposal slammed for potential discrimination against Asian students
Critics argue that New York’s “Equal Rights Amendment,” also known as Proposition 1, intended to expand anti-discrimination protections, cou...
Carl Samson
News
Prague hospital performs involuntary abortion on wrong mother in Asian patient mix-up
A hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, issued an apology after its staff performed an involuntary abortion on the wrong Asian patient. Key po...
Bryan Ke
Health
Most AAPIs strongly support legal abortion: poll
A recent poll revealed strong support for legal abortion among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the United ...
Michelle De Pacina
Kamala Harris makes historic visit to abortion clinic
Vice President Kamala Harris made a visit to an abortion clinic in Minnesota on Thursday, marking the first such visit by any U.S. president...
Entertainment
Olivia Rodrigo concertgoers receive free condoms, morning-after pills
Fans who attended Olivia Rodrigo’s concert in Missouri reportedly received a package of emergency contraceptives as part of the singer’s ini...
Chinese pop idol Cai Xukun denies wrongdoing, apologizes for sex scandal
Chinese pop idol Cai Xukun has spoken out regarding allegations that he coerced a woman to have an abortion after he got her pregnant. The a...
Culture
AANHPIs have limited knowledge about medication abortion, study finds
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) have limited access to medication abortion due to cultural stigmas relatin...
Crime
Man linked to firebombing of Wisconsin anti-abortion group via leftover burrito
A half-eaten burrito led to the arrest of a man believed to be responsible for firebombing the office of an anti-abortion group in Madison, ...
Events
Padma Lakshmi, Chrissy Teigen honored by Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) recently honored “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi and model Chrissy Teigen at their inaugural Sp...
Daniel Anderson
India
Advocates laud India’s Supreme Court decision to uphold a single woman’s right to late term abortion
Advocates have hailed India’s Supreme Court Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s decision to uphold a woman’s right to an abortion up to 24 weeks int...
Ryan General
‘She-Hulk’ star Jameela Jamil opens up about her abortion amid GOP’s proposed national ban
British actor Jameela Jamil recently commented on the bill introduced by politician Lindsey Graham (R, SC) on Tuesday that seeks to ban abo...
Democratic Rep. Judy Chu among 181 arrested during peaceful abortion rights protest at Capitol
Rep. Judy Chu (D, CA-27) was arrested and issued a citation during a peaceful abortion rights demonstration at an intersection between the ...
Olivia Rodrigo has choice words for SCOTUS overturning of Roe v. Wade at Glastonbury performance
Olivia Rodrigo paused during her Glastonbury Festival performance on Saturday to address the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supre...
Iris Jung
Japan
Women in Japan will only be able to get abortion pills with their partner’s permission
With the upcoming approval of the abortion pill in Japan, women will be required to obtain their partner’s consent before taking the pill. ...
Rebecca Moon
Savita Halappanavar’s story takes the spotlight amid intensified debate on Roe v Wade overturning
On Monday, Politico published a leaked draft opinion suggesting that the Supreme Court could overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decisio...
Music
Olivia Rodrigo voices support for abortion rights: ‘Our bodies should never be in the hands of politicians’
In the wake of the recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in favor of overturning the 1973 landmark decision on Roe v. Wade, pop star ...
‘How dare they’: VP Harris gives fiery speech on Republican push to overturn abortion rights
At a gala hosted by Emily’s List, a pro-choice political action committee, on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out against the S...
Jane Nam
Government
‘We are at that point’: George Takei warns US ‘beginning to spiral’ after SCOTUS abortion opinion leak
In a Twitter thread yesterday that has since gone viral, actor George Takei, 85, warned that the U.S. has reached a point where things are ...
Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker sparks fury for calling women ‘birthing bodies’ in defense of abortion
A Democratic legislator in Wisconsin has drawn backlash on Twitter after referring to women as “birthing bodies” while defending abortion. R...
Poll: Asian Americans most likely to believe abortion should be legal
A Pew Research poll found that Asian Americans have the highest percentage of adults who support legal abortion. As the United States awai...
Sarah Yukiko
Doctor in South Korea Performs Abortion on Wrong Woman
A doctor in South Korea is being investigated after allegedly performing an abortion on the wrong woman. The incident happened at a clinic i...
CEO of Sugar Baby Site Offers to Pay for Abortions and Travel Costs After Ban
Brandon Wade, the CEO of SeekingArrangement, a dating site that connects “sugar babies, daddies, and mommies” to find “mutually beneficial r...
Asia
Chinese Woman Who Had 17 Abortions in 6 Years May Never Be Able to Have Children Again
A 27-year-old woman in central China may no longer be able to bear children after having 17 abortions over a period of six years. Accord...
Pregnant Woman Finds Dead Rat in Hot Pot, Restaurant Offers Her Money for an Abortion
This is the bizarre case of a restaurant in eastern China offering a pregnant woman money for abortion after she fished a dead rat out of a ...
Chinese Woman Dies After Husband Forces Her to Have 4 Abortions in a Year
A woman in China died after being forced by her husband to abort four pregnancies in a year. When the woman, Yueyue, who lived in Wuhu, Anhu...
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