Results for "Teenage pregnancy"
129 results.
US
U.S. student charged with child homicide after allegedly throwing newborn from Paris Hotel window
According to French authorities, 18-year-old gap-year student Mia McQuillin was traveling through Europe with a group of young people.
Lawyer Monthly
Europe
UK law firm to pay £19k for unfairly dismissing pregnant paralegal
Though Farzana Yasin’s pregnancy was not the primary reason she was let go by Bolton firm Swift Lawyers, it was a factor in the way her redundancy was handled
Legal Futures
General
Parliamentary committee engages Abuakwa South on child protection concerns
The visit formed part of the Committee’s ongoing Field Monitoring and Capacity-Building exercise aimed at assessing child rights and welfare concerns in selected communities.
DL News
Africa
Rwandan Parliament rejects Bill on contraceptives for 15-year olds
Rwandan legislation considers a child any person who is under 18 years old. Currently, contraceptives are not allowed for children in Rwanda.
AllAfrica
Courts
Takoradi fake kidnapping, pregnancy case: Court fines woman GH¢7,200
Josephine Panyin Mensah was charged with two counts of deceiving a public officer and publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic.
DL News
Courts
‘Kidnapped pregnant woman’ finally meets bail condition
osephine, is expected to reappear in court on Thursday October 14, 2021, on the charges of deceiving public officers and making false publication about pregnancy and kidnapping.
DL News
General
Agona Swedru:Chiefs vow to end child marriage within their jurisdiction
They also issued a stern warning to perpetrators of this illegality that often led to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), teenage pregnancies, and other forms of harmful cultural practices, which often contributed to the increased rate...
GNA
General
Teenage pregnancies in Central Region decline
The Central Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support (DOVVSU), Superintendent George Appiah Sakyi, urged the youth to break the gender stereotypes and reorient themselves for leadership roles.
DL News
General
Defilement age should be extended to 17 years – Lawyer
“We cannot punish a person for an act which did not constitute an offence under the laws of Ghana, that is what the constitution says.
DL News
US
Texas Attorney General sues Tylenol makers over alleged Autism link
The suit, lodged in a Texas state court, accuses the pharmaceutical giants of “betraying America by profiting off of pain and pushing pills regardless of the risks,” according to a statement from Paxton.
DL News
General
India Court sentences father, daughter & son to jail for obtaining abortion order by filing false rape case
The Court, in its order, noted that the fact was that the Prosecutrix got conceived from her cousin's brother, however, this fact was conveniently suppressed by the father and daughter.
Livelaw
General
T’di Fake kidnapping, pregnancy: Husband says he saw wife’s pregnant belly
Josephine’s relatives and neighbours however disagreed with the report of the Ghana Police Service.
DENNISLAW NEWS
Europe
UK:Teenage girl jailed for life for killing boyfriend and passenger in 100mph car crash
A teenage girl nicknamed "hell on wheels" has been jailed for life for murdering her boyfriend and another passenger by driving a car into a wall at 100mph
Sky News
Courts
Kasoa: Court demands ‘teenage’ murder suspect’s actual age
Police investigators have been given two weeks to establish the actual age of one of the two teenage accused persons, said to have killed 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdallah at Kasoa.
DL News
Courts
NDC Central Regional Communication Officer given additional charges
Mr. Kwesi Dawood had been accused of having sex with his teenage daughter and subsequently charged with incest, defilement and assault
DL News
Opinion
Wombs for Rent: The Ethics of Commercial Surrogacy
This article explores the ethical, legal, and cultural tensions surrounding commercial surrogacy in Ghana, emphasizing the need for comprehensive legislation. It compares international regulatory models and debates the merits and risks of c...
Joyann Obeng and Lais Pinheiro