Vatican loses abortion battle in Portugal, but pushes on in Poland
Sat, 12 May 2007
Portugal’s president yesterday ratified a new law permitting abortion up until the 10th week of pregnancy but recommended a raft of measures that would discourage the procedure in the mostly Roman Catholic country. Parliament voted overwhelmingly last month to legalize abortion, scrapping previous tight restrictions and bringing Portugal in line with most of its European neighbors. The legislation came after a referendum in February that favoured the change.
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