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Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Activity Is No Longer A Crime In Antigua And Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda’s high court has ruled that criminalizing consensual same-sex acts is unconstitutional.
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Faced With High Teen Pregnancy Rates, Sierra Leone Has Approved A Draft Bill To Decriminalize Abortion
Sierra Leone’s president says his government has unanimously approved a bill that would decriminalize abortion and overturn the country’s colonial-era abortion law.
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India Has Banned Single-Use Plastic To Reduce Plastic Waste
India has imposed a national ban on single-use plastics to reduce pollution on Friday July 1.
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Same-Sex Couples In Switzerland Are Getting Married After Same-Sex Marriage Was Finally Legalized
Same-sex couples are getting married in Switzerland after the country officially legalized same-sex marriage on Friday July 1.
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Israel Has Eased Its Abortion Laws So Women No Longer Have To Ask A Special Committee For Approval
Israel has loosened its abortion laws to allow people to get abortion pills through the country’s universal health system and not have to appear in front of a special committee to get approval to terminate a pregnancy.
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9 Countries That Made Abortion Rights Gains
On Friday June 24, the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed access to abortion as a constitutional right.
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Canada Is Banning Single-Use Plastics By The End Of The Year To Reduce Plastic Waste
The Canadian government is banning companies from producing or importing single-use plastics, including most plastic bags, takeout containers, cutlery and straws by the end of this year.
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Germany Has Abolished A Nazi-Era Law Banning Doctors From Offering Information About Abortions
Germany has abolished a Nazi-era law forbidding doctors from offering information about abortions.
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This Environmentalist Activist Lawyer Has Been Elected Colombia’s First Black Woman Vice President
Francia Márquez, a former housekeeper and an environmental activist lawyer, has been elected as Colombia’s first Black woman vice president.
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Colombia Has Elected This Former Rebel Fighter As Its First Ever Leftist President
In a historic victory, Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter, has been elected as Colombia’s first leftist president on Sunday June 19.
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Thailand Has Moved A Step Closer To Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage After Lawmakers Passed Four Draft Bills
On Wednesday June 15, Thailand took a step toward marriage equality as lawmakers passed a first reading of four different bills on same-sex unions, including two bills that would allow same-sex marriages and two others that would permit civil partnerships.
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After This Reality TV Star Who Was Cyberbullied Killed Herself, Japan Will Start Punishing “Online Insults”
Japan has approved a new cyberbullying law that will make “online insults” punishable by up to a year in prison on Monday June 15.