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Northern Ireland formally authorizes legal abortion, will fund abortionist recruitment and training

Northern Ireland formally authorizes legal abortion, will fund abortionist recruitment and training

Dec 7, 2022 |

Northern Ireland has announced that a permanent abortion “service” will now be established, allowing for the recruitment and training of abortionists. In 2019, the United Kingdom forced legalized abortion upon Northern Ireland, with the mandate taking effect in 2020. By 2021, the number of abortions had skyrocketed, but the British government wanted an even greater expansion of abortion. However, the BBC has reported that the Northern Ireland Department of Health never established a centrally commissioned rollout of abortion — until now. Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris said he had written to the Department of Health confirming the move.

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Shrinking American motherhood: 1-in-6 women in their 40s have never given birth

Shrinking American motherhood: 1-in-6 women in their 40s have never given birth

Dec 7, 2022 |

More US women are skipping motherhood today. In 2020, 1-in-6 women reaching the end of their childbearing years had never given birth, according to a new Institute for Family Studies analysis of Census data. This share was lower in 2016, when 14% of women ages 40 to 44 had never given birth. At the same time, the share of women who have had two or more children declined from 32% in 2016 to 30% in 2020.

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