The next three years could be among the most important for UK foreign policy in decades. Against a backdrop of conflict and geopolitical rivalry, the UK will chair both the G20 and G7. The foreign sec...

For the first time in almost three decades, a Labour Prime Minister is chairing Cabinet without a dedicated minister – or secretary of state – for ...

Being able to access appropriate, high-quality care shouldn't be a postcode lottery

Waiting period before receiving medication was included in draft law to gain support for abortion ban in 2018 referendum Ireland’s parliament has voted to remove a mandatory three-day wait for abortion during early pregnancy after campaigners said the rule was an unnecessary restriction. The Dáil passed the bill on Wednesday night, clearing a path for the legislation to go to a parliamentary committee and become law later this, or next, year. Continue reading...

Labour MP Michelle Welsh feared her baby would die, yet was treated with ‘disdain’ at hospital. She has campaigned tirelessly for an end to maternity failings

The United ​States is spending almost $25,000 every month to store contraceptives in Belgium that were originally bought for ‌use in poorer nations but are now mainly unusable, according to a report f...

Stefanie Geringer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Vienna and Masaryk UniversityHannelore Niesten, Public Finance Specialist, World Bank and Asian Development BankKeywords: period poverty,...

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

Northern Ireland becomes first part of UK to bring in legal entitlement for parents affected by miscarriage at any stage of a pregnancy to have paid leave.

Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi, co-CEOs of ActionAid UK, said: “Today the true impact of the government’s reckless decision to slash its Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget has become painfully...

The UK Official Development Assistance programme allocations confirm that cuts to the aid budget will have a devastating impact on the health systems relied upon by the most vulnerable people around t...

House of Lords decision welcomed as ‘landmark moment’ after attempt to strike out amendment is defeated

UN women's conference rejects US resolution on gender

House of Lords decision welcomed as ‘landmark moment’ after attempt to strike out amendment is defeated

This is the first time TED’s Audacious Project has invested in an organization specifically focused on abortion access and care.