Portuguese voters said to back abortion reform
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A woman casts her vote at Rodrigo Elementary School's polling station in Covilha, central Portugal.Comment
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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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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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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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The candidates for New York governor offered their views on abortion, ethics and school financing.
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French voters went back to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections expected to give conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy an overwhelming mandate for ambitious reforms aimed at modernizing France.
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LISBON - Portuguese voters were deciding on Sunday whether to legalize abortion in a referendum which could bring the overwhelmingly Catholic country closer into line with most other European ...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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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 progress.
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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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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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The London conference on reproductive health concluded Thursday with a resolution backing the right to abortion. The agreement on the right to abortion marked a significant step forward from the International
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Conservatives and voters troubled by abortion and illegal immigration were backing Mitt Romney as he fought for victory in Florida's Republican presidential primary on Tuesday. Lining up behind John McCain's bid were party moderates, Hispanics and the state's numerous older voters.
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Mozambique is set to end its blanket ban on abortion after the government acknowledged that current legislation was endangering the lives of women in one of Africa&#39;s most impoverished nations.
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California voters appeared to be strongly endorsing stem cell research Tuesday night, as exit polls and early returns suggested an easy win for Proposition 71.
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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.
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LISBON, Feb 12 (IPS) - It took more than three decades of struggle by  activists for Portugal to give the green light, via referendum,  to parliament to make the country's strict anti-abortion law  more flexible.