Belgium's government is being urged to extend the country's abortion limit from 12 to 18 weeks, a trend that has seen five European nations raise their gestational limit since 2019 and two enshrine abortion into their constitution.
Republican gubernatorial candidates in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Kansas are avoiding the abortion issue or softening their positions on the campaign trail ahead of the midterm election.
A Catholic theologian challenged Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico during a town hall on his false claim that abortion is not condemned in the Bible, pointing out the Fifth Commandment says 'Thou shall not kill.'
Despite Canada's Liberal government announcing a permanent ban on euthanasia solely for mental illness, it will expand euthanasia to include those who have signed advanced directives,
Assisted suicide is ‘no longer an option of last resort,’ two psychologists wrote in the New York Times, adding that ‘too many’ are not given ‘the opportunity for careful reflection.’
'(A)ssisted death is no longer an option of last resort. Too many people are receiving the procedure without the opportunity for careful reflection about it with a health provider,' two psychologists wrote in The New York Times.
In 2024, Canada recorded 16,499 euthanasia deaths, which is 1,135 more than the 15,364 firearm homicide deaths in the United States during the same year. Canadian healthcare policy mandates that doctors and nurses inform patients about euthanasia as a treatment option, a practice unique compared to other countries with legal euthanasia.
Éric Lanthier, a candidate for the Conservative Party of Quebec in the Pontiac riding, withdrew after a newspaper article highlighted his social conservative views, including opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. PCQ leader Éric Duhaime stated that Lanthier's withdrawal was accepted to avoid distraction for the party, which officially holds a pro-abortion stance, reflecting the narrow boundaries on social issues within Canadian political discourse.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is reversing former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's conservative policies by allowing LGBT pride parades, revising adoption approval processes for single applicants, and planning to repeal bans on promoting homosexuality and gender ideology to children. Additionally, Magyar's government is reviewing pro-life policies, including the requirement for pregnant mothers to hear fetal heartbeats and the potential approval of the abortion pill and changes to morning-after pill prescriptions.
The House of Commons in Britain voted down the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on September 11, 2026, by a margin of 286-270, marking a significant defeat for assisted suicide activists. Despite ongoing efforts and public debate, opposition from medical organizations, disability rights groups, and palliative care specialists contributed to the bill's failure, demonstrating that legalizing assisted suicide is not inevitable in Britain.