Conservatives have called Francis unacceptably weak on the issue. But his comments on Saturday, when he called abortion “inhuman eugenics,” were explicit.
Tag: Pregnancy and Childbirth
Chloroform in Childbirth? Yes, Please, the Queen Said
Over centuries of British royal births, witnesses were in the room and a monarch helped pioneer pain relief.
Jacinda Ardern Got Engaged. New Zealand Almost Didn’t Notice.
The news emerged only because a reporter — a student journalist on an internship — spotted a ring on Ms. Ardern’s middle finger at an event on Friday and asked her office about it.
Survival of the throne: Episode four: A Princess in a Cage
The survival of Japan’s monarchy rested on her shoulders. No one ever let her forget it.
Global Health: A Twin Inside a Twin: In Colombia, an Extraordinary Birth
What appeared to be a cyst in a healthy fetus turned out to be an unformed twin “absorbed” early in pregnancy, connected by a second umbilical cord and still growing.
An 11-Year-Old in Argentina Was Raped. A Hospital Denied Her an Abortion.
The girl in Argentina had made her wishes clear, but legal authorities delayed the procedure, forcing her to have a C-section and prompting outrage from women.
Teenager Who Joined ISIS and Wants to Return to U.K. Gives Birth in Syria
Shamima Begum, 19, had expressed little regret for joining the terrorist group but wanted to return home to protect the health of her child. Her son was born in a refugee camp.
Global Health: A Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Woman
The Zika virus must take the “side roads” into the placenta to infect a fetus, one researcher said — but the Rift Valley fever virus takes the “expressway.”
Where Doulas Calm Nerves and Bridge Cultures During Childbirth
In Sweden, midwives deliver babies. But doula culture interpreters act as bridges between midwives and immigrant women.
‘Birth Tourism’ Is Legal in Canada. A Lawmaker Calls It Unscrupulous.
As more pregnant women arrive from overseas to give birth, critics say visitors are gaming the immigration system and debasing Canadian citizenship.