US must ensure access to safe abortions: UN rights office

The United Nations human rights office called on US authorities today to ensure that women have access to safe abortions, saying bans lead to risky underground abortions that can endanger a woman's life. Missouri's Republican governor, Mike Parson, signed a bill into law on Friday that prohibits women from seeking an abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy, days after Alabama enacted the most restrictive abortion law in the United States. [related nids="1745662, 1744252"][/related]