South Africa parliament agrees to relax abortion law
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South Africa's parliament on Thursday approved legal changes to make abortions easier to obtain, despite criticism from opponents who said the law was already too lax.
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Portuguese leader Jose Socrates has pledged to legalise abortion By setting out on the path to legalise abortion, Portugal treads where most western nations did 30 or 40 years ago.Comment
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South Africa&#39;s liberal constitution will ensure that Sir Mark Thatcher has no fears of facing the death penalty in Equatorial Guinea.
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Portugal holds a referendum on Sunday to  decide whether to legalise abortion, an emotive issue in the  overwhelmingly Catholic country where there are worries not  enough people will vote to validate a decision.
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Portugal's prime minister said legislation relaxing the conservative Roman Catholic country's strict law on abortion could be approved by the end of March, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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Congress plans to make it a little easier for hospitals, insurers and other to refuse to provide or cover abortions.
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Ukraine's parliament Wednesday approved a compromise package of laws and constitutional changes to overhaul key institutions, paving the way for a re-run this month of its flawed presidential election.
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore yesterday announced a partial relaxation of rules on political expression but warned that race and religion will remain sensitive issues subject to restrictions.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The House of Commons has agreed to accept a Conservative amendment to the throne speech, avoiding a showdown that threatened Paul Martin's minority government.
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Portugal introduced a new law Thursday that allows abortion up to the 10th week of pregnancy, but imposes a three-day reflection period for women seeking the procedure and grants doctors the right to opt out on moral grounds.
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LISBON, Jul 20 (IPS) - Pleading "conscientious objection," a  significant proportion of doctors in Portugal are preventing  women from making use of the law authorising abortions up to 10  weeks of gestation, which entered into force on Sunday.
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The current 24-week limit on abortion is to come under review in parliament on Wednesday when health minister Dawn Primarolo faces questions from a panel of MPs.
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Portugal's prime minister said he will enact more liberal abortion laws in the conservative Roman Catholic country even though his proposal to relax restrictions failed to win complete endorsement in a referendum.
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Luxembourg parliament adopted a law late on Tuesday to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, adding the Grand Duchy to a small group of countries that allow the terminally ill to end their lives.
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An MP's call for compulsory counselling and a "cooling off" period before abortions is defeated.
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Ukraine's parliament agreed on Wednesday to debate a series of laws and constitutional changes, crucial for resolving the crisis over last month's rigged presidential election.
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KIEV -- The bitter political crisis that has gripped Ukraine for more than two weeks eased dramatically yesterday as parliament overwhelmingly approved a compromise package of laws strengthening safeguards against electoral fraud while weakening presidential powers.