Portugal Fails to Overturn Abortion Law
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Voters failed to overturn Portugal's strict abortion law Sunday because of low turnout at the polls, but the prime minister nonetheless vowed to relax the restriction through legislation in the conservative ...Comment
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A federal appeals court Monday rejected Michigan's attempt to ban a procedure opponents call partial-birth abortion, ruling the law unconstitutional because it could also prohibit other abortion procedures.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (BP)--In a blow to pro-lifers, the Florida Supreme Court struck down &quot;Terri&#39;s Law&quot; Sept. 23, ruling against the 2003 act that allowed Gov.
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LISBON, Sep 29 (IPS) - Six months after a decree aimed at regulating the   inflow of immigrant workers into Portugal went into effect, the  measure has  turned out to be a complete flop.
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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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A pregnant HIV-positive woman was   forced to abort her own fetus after staff in a hospital in   eastern India refused to help her, officials said on Monday.
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Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes has ruled out halting prosecutions of women who break Portugal's tough abortion laws, which only allow the procedure in cases involving rape or where there are serious health concerns.
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This month, Catholic Portugal may decide to break ranks with a small group of countries including Ireland and Poland and legalize abortions, in a referendum which some cast as a deeper test of its readiness for ...Comment
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MADRID , Jan 9  (IPS) - Abortion clinics in Spain went on a five-day strike  Tuesday to protest arrests of clinic personnel in Barcelona, the  capital of the northeastern region of Catalonia.
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Â· Minister reasserts parents' rights after reviewÂ· No evidence that law 'is not working properly'
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Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said on Sunday he would ask parliament to vote to lift a ban on abortion despite a referendum on the issue looking likely to fail due to low voter turnout.
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Portuguese voted on Sunday on whether to legalize abortion in a referendum that could bring the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country closer into line with most other European states.
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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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LONDON, Sep 2 (IPS) - The London conference on reproductive health  concluded Thursday with a resolution backing the right to  abortion.
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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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Portugal's opposition Socialists have  vowed to hold a referendum to ease strict abortion laws if they  win snap elections next month.
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LISBON  - A Dutch boat made into a floating abortion clinic vowed to stay just outside of Portuguese waters after it was refused permission by Lisbon to enter the nation&#39;s territorial waters.