ABORTION

A U.S. anti-abortion activist on Friday lost his appeal against the cancellation of his visa to enter Australia and will now be deported after he attempted to illegally enter the country.

The Republican candidate says emergency contraception is an alternative to abortion.

Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, testified before Congress Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the health services organization will hold "National Pink Out Day," offering disease screening and launching an ad campaign to counter GOP criticism.

The U.S. government contributed 41 percent of the health services organization's funds in 2013 and 2014. Where does the money go?

Republicans couldn't drum up the 60 votes they needed in the Senate to advance a 20-week abortion ban bill.

McConnell would bring two budget bills up for consideration in the Senate as part of his strategy to avoid a government shutdown.

Some GOP conservatives remain determined to tie the abortion issue to legislation for funding federal agencies, at the risk of a government shutdown in October.

Republican candidates said abortions resulted in the sale of "baby body parts" Wednesday.

At the debate Thursday, he said, "future generations will look back and call us barbarians for murdering millions of babies."

Asked whether he would consider deploying the FBI or federal forces to crack down on abortion, Mike Huckabee responded: "We’ll see if I get to be president.”

Huckabee is the only Republican candidate to attend the AFL-CIO's meetings with 2016 contenders this week.

Stories of unplanned pregnancy were shared several thousands of times on social media network ahead of a Senate vote to defund Planned Parenthood centers.

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday permanently blocked a North Dakota law that banned most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after conception.

The new eight-minute video features a woman who the Center for Medical Progress says is Mary Gatter, medical director of Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles. At what appears to be a restaurant, Gatter discusses the price of fetal tissue with two Center for Medical Progress actors.

During his 2014 gubernatorial reelection campaign, Walker said he favored a law that "leaves the final decision to a woman and her doctor."

Congress will look into whether the organization was involved in the sale of organs from aborted fetuses.

The video appeared to show a Planned Parenthood employee casually discussing selling fetuses over wine and salad.

A video by the Center for Medical Progress features a woman, allegedly from Planned Parenthood, discussing prices for fetal body parts.

The provider says the service will help university students get safe abortions, but critics say it will encourage 'wanton' behavior.

Violence in the African nation has prompted the U.S government to issue an advisory ahead of the U.S. president's visit there later this month.