Tag: Abortion
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Trump has an iron grip on the party
Donald Trump secured another important victory on Tuesday night in the fight to become the Republican presidential candidate. After the success in Iowa, he won New Hampshire with just over 11 percentage points more in voter support than challenger Nikki Haley. Several big-name contenders have already thrown in the towel and backed Trump. But Haley…
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In Finland, men in different age groups are more likely to want children than women
Reija Klemettiresearch manager from THL stated YLE told YLE last week that the phenomenon of people postponing having children has been visible in the statistics for some time. However, it is interesting that the phenomenon is now also visible in population surveys. Almost two fifths (39%) of women under 50 and 44% of men under…
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Javier Milei – the chainsaw man who took over Argentina
According to Javier Milei, he has two companions who have never let him down in life: the little sister, “el jefe” Karina Milei, and the mastiff dog Conan, named after the movie character Conan the Barbarian. With a wild haircut, chainsaw and aggressive actions, the anarcho-capitalist and anti-abortionist Javier Milei has been elected president of…
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The question that could decide the 2024 election
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade in 2022, access to abortion has been severely restricted in a large number of states. The issue engages many young voters and this group may well be heavy on the scales. The big question is just whether they actually intend to go and vote. We are visited…
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President Niinistö’s comments affect Junnila’s resignation, researchers tell HS
He also emphasized that the government must ensure that its political decisions are in line with both the respect of Western countries and the values of Finland. “It’s definitely important to pay attention to that aspect,” he said. Junnila announced her decision to step down from her ministerial post later on Friday after days of…
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Finland’s economy minister resigns due to climate denial
Vilhelm Junnila said he would resign to spare the country’s reputation after half a dozen scandals emerged in just one week Finland’s economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned on Friday after a speech he gave as a new member of the Riksdag was resurfaced. In the speech, he recommended the country sponsor “climate abortions” for African…
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The recording that could prove Trump guilty
In a two-minute audio clip that CNN was the first to publish, Donald Trump is heard talking about classified documents and a potential attack on Iran. The call was allegedly recorded in July 2021, when Trump was no longer president, at his golf club in Bedminister, New Jersey. “As president, I could have declassified this.…
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Tuesday’s papers: Immigrants’ access to health care, the rise of abortions and Finland’s homophobia problem
The attitude of the Finnish public towards sexual and gender minorities has become more hostile in recent years, an expert on hate speech tells Helsingin Sanomat.
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Finland’s abortion law must not be changed, says Family Minister Kiuru
According to news agencies, the outgoing minister’s comments come as the parties aspiring to form Finland’s next coalition government have discussed changes to the abortion law.
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HBL: Government negotiations discussed the right of healthcare workers to refuse abortions
According to the newspaper, the question would be one way in which the Christian Democrats would gain a foothold in a possible government program.
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Denmark wants to legalize abortion for 15-year-olds without parental consent
Pushback in the Danish ParliamentThe legal age in Denmark is already 15, Bjerre believes, as is the age limit for consent to treatment in the health care system. As it stands, girls aged 15-17 can legally have an abortion, but not without their parents’ permission. But not everyone is on board with the government’s plans.…
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The long and winding history of the war on abortion drugs
Along with the stethoscope and camembert cheese, mifepristone may be one of France’s greatest inventions. It is one of two drugs taken for medical abortions, along with misoprostol, and has made headlines in the US, where a judge in Texas issued an order banning it nationwide. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the history of…
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Amnesty International’s annual report: Finland’s border measures threaten asylum rights, double standards in the fight for human rights
The Finnish government considered several legislative proposals in order to prepare for state influence at the borders. Amnesty believes that these reforms did not take sufficient account of their impact on human rights, and the combined effects of these proposals could potentially limit the right to seek asylum and breach the absolute ban on deportation.…
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Germany announces new ‘feminist’ foreign policy
Germany’s center-left government on Wednesday announced new feminist guidelines to shape its diplomacy and development work. This includes the creation of a new role of “feminist foreign policy ambassador”. Germany will lobby to ensure that women’s issues are more in focus globally, that women are better represented and that the country’s generous development funds are…
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The tangle of documents is beginning to resemble a farce
US President Joe Biden invited the FBI to search his home in their search for more classified documents – which they found. At the same time, secret documents have also been discovered at the home of Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence. With the 2024 presidential primaries a year away, we ask how these revelations…
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Danish youth party members under fire for helping abortion candidates in the US
Fighting for women’s rightsVigilius said he had been called a fascist and wanted dead since he posted on social media about the trip two days ago. He has described the trip as more of a student trip to learn about how elections work in the United States. Rubio, a senator running for re-election in Florida,…
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Parliament approved the reform of the abortion laws by 125–41 votes
A one-man parliamentary group also voted against the law Ano Turtiainen. The only empty sound came Hanna-Leena Mattila (Center). 32 MPs were absent from the vote. The reform facilitates access to abortion in Finland. It stipulates that pregnancy can be terminated at the request of a pregnant person up to the end of the 12th…
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The story of the Christian right
For decades, the Christian right has influenced the political debate in the United States, and the Supreme Court’s abortion decision was a monumental victory for this influential movement. But where does the movement really have its roots, and how did it gain so much influence? We dive deep into the history of the Christian right…
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Finnish MPs approved the abortion law reform
The change eases one of Europe’s strictest, decades-old abortion laws.
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Professor: Religion can influence MPs’ votes on trans and abortion laws
Open religiosity in Finnish politics is still mostly taboo, experts say.
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This is how the abortion battle can decide the election in the United States
After methodical and patient work, the opponents of abortion in the United States were able to reap their greatest victory this summer when the Supreme Court overturned the ruling Roe v Wade. Several American states have now introduced extensive restrictions on the right to abortion, and a third of all American women now no longer…
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The Nobel Prize: Lundström’s book circles on “Circumstances” by Annie Ernaux
Right after the announcement of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, the authors Jesper Högström and Balsam Karam were given the task of devouring the brand new Swedish novel “Circumstances” by Annie Ernaux. It is an autobiographical account of an event in the author’s youth, 1963. At the age of 23, she became pregnant in…
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Roland Poirier Martinsson – a lonely outsider
About ten years ago, Roland Poirier Martinsson predicted that conservatism would take over liberalism. Then nobody took him seriously, then it washed over Europe like a wave. Childhood was characterized by an alcoholic father and a loving mother. He was in and out of child psychiatry and had his first drunkenness at 11 years old.…
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The gritty French novelist Annie Ernaux wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
French author Annie Ernaux, whose novels are based on personal experience of class and gender, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The jury praised “the courage and clinical acuity with which she reveals the roots, alienations and collective limitations of personal memory”. Ernaux is the author of 22 novels. Informed of the award, the…
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US warning to Russia
The United States is warning Russia to continue its war into areas belonging to NATO allies, and former CIA director and Army General David Petraeus says the United States is ready to respond with full force if Putin uses nuclear weapons. Are we approaching a war between the US and Russia? The Texas gubernatorial race…
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Finland plans to ease abortion restrictions
Finland has the strictest abortion law in the Nordic countries, which requires the approval of two doctors to terminate a pregnancy. Legislation from the 1970s has been criticized as outdated.
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Abortion – the battle for the womb
No body part is more politicized than the womb. It is a moral, religious and ideological battlefield. The battle has been fairly dormant in many of the world’s democracies – until now. In several countries in Europe, the right to abortion has been restricted in recent years, and in 2022 Roe v Wade was repealed,…
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Al Qaeda leader killed in Kabul Last week, Al Qaeda’s top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by the US military in a targeted attack. Zawahiri was in a luxury villa in Kabul, apparently a guest of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. How does this affect the relationship between the US and Afghanistan? And how has…
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Home abortions can become reality
This summer, we broadcast special episodes about the four topics that young voters between the ages of 16-29 ranked as the most important before the election, according to the SOM institute. The order is environment, crime, immigration and healthcare. We have come to the last program and with a focus on healthcare. According to Swedish…