China bill would ban employers asking about pregnancy status
Gender discrimination is already illegal, but current laws are vague, and Beijing seeks to ease pressure on working women as the birth rate declines.
Jikei Hospital grapples with how to protect women seeking confidential births
A hospital in Kumamoto wants babies to be born safely while protecting their mother's privacy — but legal and administrative obstacles put it at risk.
At a Kyushu hospital, a wavering mother decides to keep her baby after hearing about a foster child
Still a minor and in her ninth month of pregnancy, she at first wouldn't reveal her full identity and said she wanted her information to be kept from the baby as well.
U.S. FDA will permanently allow abortion pills by mail
The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers rolling back abortion rights or even overturning Roe v. Wade.
British firm to seek approval for first abortion pills in Japan
After the pills were administered to 120 women up to nine weeks into pregnancy in clinical trials in Japan, 93% of the recipients had successful abortions in 24 hours.
U.S. abortion curbs: Fearing business impact, companies speak out
Once seen as a religious, women's rights and health issue, abortion is becoming a badge for a company's commitment to gender equality and workplace diversity.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on Texas abortion law
The Nov. 1 arguments will center on the law’s novel enforcement mechanism rather than the underlying abortion right.
Thousands march for abortion rights in U.S. amid increased restrictions
In Washington, close to 10,000 protesters rallied in a square near the White House under sunny skies before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Doctors and government subsidies aim to improve women's chances of healthy pregnancies, births and babies — even if they have no current plans for conceiving.
U.S. Supreme Court's rightward lurch puts Roe v. Wade on the brink
Two generations of American women have grown up with access to abortions, but the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized the procedure is now under threat.
U.S. abortion rights in peril as Supreme Court allows Texas curbs
Some legal scholars now question whether the court will explicitly overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
Japan to give public employees paid leave for infertility treatment
Increasing access to infertility treatment has been a focus for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who pushed for it to be covered by public health insurance from next April.
