Spain has criminalized the harassment or intimidation of women going for an abortion under new legislation approved by the Senate on Wednesday.
The move, which involves changes to the penal code, means anti-abortion activists who try to convince women not to terminate their pregnancies could face up to a year behind bars.
Anyone trying “to impede [a woman] from exercising her right to voluntarily interrupt pregnancy” through “bothersome, offensive, intimidating or threatening acts” will face jail time of between three and 12 months, or community service, the text reads.
Royal prince Manvendra Singh Gohil is fighting for a more accepting future for the LGBTQ+ community in India. Gohil has faced an onslaught of homophobic attitudes and was rejected by his parents, Maharaja and Maharani of Rajpipla, as the public turned against him.
Despite this, the prince has pushed ahead with his efforts to support the minority queer community in India. He launched the community-led charity Lakshya Trust two decades ago. The organization aims to educate on the topics of sexual tolerance, gender equity, HIV/AIDS and the LGBTQ+ community in the Gujarat state of India.
The prince has continued to support the community. In 2018, Gohil opened up his 15-acre palace grounds to become a center for India’s LGBTQ community.
More than a million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first anti-malaria vaccine, the WHO said Thursday. The “breakthrough” RTS,S vaccine was pioneered in Malawi in April 2019 and found to be safe and to substantially reduce severe cases of the disease
