Dutch 'abortion ship' vows to continue Portugal mission
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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's territorial waters.
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The harvesting of stem cells from human embryos will continue to be funded by the EU, the incoming European Union research chief said on Friday, vowing to keep an open mind while taking ethical views into account.
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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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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.
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Portuguese voters will decide on Sunday whether the country's strict laws on abortion should be relaxed.
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Portugal has warned that a floating Dutch abortion clinic will not be allowed to enter its waters. The clinic offers the abortion pill in international waters to women in countries where it is illegal or restricted.
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Peru's health minister vows to push on with plans to make emergency contraception available, amid legal threats.
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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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WASHINGTON Nov 16, 2004 - The government on Tuesday said a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market, despite a third death and a grieving father&#39;s plea.
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The parents of Madeleine McCann, the British four-year-old missing in Portugal, spoke of their guilt Friday but vowed not to go home without her.
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Politicians in The Netherlands have condemned the Portuguese government for banning a so-called Dutch "abortion ship" from docking in Portuguese waters.
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The EU top executive pledged Friday to keep pressure on Libya to free five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor it has sentenced to death on charges of infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus.
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Portugal's parliament voted overwhelmingly to legalize abortion up until the 10th week of pregnancy, a major step in bringing this small Roman Catholic nation in line with most of its European neighbors.
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Portugal's president announces that the country will hold a February referendum on whether to legalise abortion.
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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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After controversial visits to Ireland and Poland, a Dutch boat made into a floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal to draw attention to the staunchly Roman Catholic country's highly restrictive abortion laws.
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Portugal's Catholic church blamed  "cultural mutation" on Friday for the large number of people  who voted to legalize abortion in a referendum and urged  doctors to refuse to carry out the operation if asked.