Workers Discover Fetuses Discarded in Trash at Temporary Refugee Camp

Concerns Over Unwanted Pregnancies in IDP Camp Reports indicate a troubling rise in unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions among women and girls in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue, Nigeria. This situation has sparked significant health and ethical worries. Health professionals express deep concern over the impact these incidents are having on […]
NYC scraps requirement that later-term aborted fetuses be treated as ‘human remains’

The New York City Health Department has repealed its rule that fetuses aborted after 24 weeks of gestation are considered “human remains” and must be sent to a funeral home for burial or cremation. The 24th week of pregnancy is generally considered the time when premature birth may give rise to a chance of survival, […]