Illegal Abortions

Laura Bassett

39 Years Later, Roe v. Wade Still Under Siege

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.20.2012

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court voted to protect a woman's right to have an abortion in the early stages of her pregnancy. Before the landmark ...

News You May Have Missed (PHOTOS): Week In Review, Nov. 14-20

Posted 05.25.2011

Protesters seemed to run rampant in the third week of November 2010, with ongoing massive demonstrations taking place not just in Greece and Thailand,...

Brazil's Mornings After

Angela Heimburger | Posted 05.25.2011

Angela Heimburger

For many Brazilian women facing the consequences of unintended pregnancy what appears to be a progressive environment is not always the reality.

U.S. Abortions at Lowest Rate Since 1974

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 11.17.2011

NEW YORK — The number of abortions in the United States fell to 1.2 million in 2005, down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 19...