Portugal abortion bill may soon be OK'd
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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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Catholic Portugal's decision to join  most European countries and allow abortions has shaken the  country's conservative establishment but was hailed by liberals  as a victory for modernity.
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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 government's proposal to scrap restrictions failed to win complete endorsement ...Comment
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BUDAPEST, May 17 (IPS) - With the strictest abortion laws in Europe, one  would expect any debates to revolve around  its liberalisation.  Yet in 21st century Poland, the abortion issue has been  unsuccessfully  raised by politicians seeking to strengthen  anti-abortion legislation even further.
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Portugal's parliament approves abortion on demand after a referendum last month failed to settle the issue.
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REVELATIONS that an NHS-backed charity helped women to travel to Spain for abortions that would be illegal in Britain are proof that the UK - s abortion law should be relaxed, a leading pro-choice campaigner ...
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Portugal's ruling Socialists will use their majority in parliament to legalize abortion after Sunday's referendum on the issue failed because turnout was too low to make it binding.
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Abortion, not usually a major election topic in Italy, is playing an important role in early campaigning for April's parliamentary elections.
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A Portuguese court has backed the government's decision to ban the Dutch abortion boat sponsored by the group Women on Waves from entry the country's sovereign waters.
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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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A health minister is to face a panel of MPs investigating whether the abortion time limit should be reduced.
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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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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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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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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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Abortion opponents, hoping to get around voters' objections to a previous measure, announced a bill Monday that would ban the procedure in the state except in limited instances.
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A large number of doctors in Portugal were refusing to carry out a law that took effect Sunday permitting abortions up to the 10th week of pregnancy.