Portugal abortion vote to test modernity
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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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In Portugal the campaign for Sunday's referendum on abortion reform has ended.
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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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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 proposal to relax restrictions failed to win complete endorsement in a referendum.
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Portuguese voters were heading to the polls for a second referendum in less than a decade on the mainly Catholic country's abortion law, one of Europe's strictest, with surveys showing support for reform.
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Portugal is deciding in a national referendum Sunday whether to discard its strict abortion law, a battle that pits the Socialist government against conservative parties and the Catholic Church.
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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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Portugal is heading to the polls for a second referendum in less than a decade on its abortion law, one of Europe's strictest, with surveys indicating voters will back legalisation.
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LISBON - 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 ...Comment
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After same-sex marriage and fast-track divorce, Spain's social revolution has hit a roadblock Â abortion.
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The British Medical Association conference will consider a call for quicker and easier access to abortion.
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A survey suggests two out of three GPs believe women should be able to get an abortion within 14 weeks.
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A referendum on legalizing abortion in Portugal looked likely to fail on Sunday because of low voter turnout, exit polls said.
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Portugal is deciding in a national referendum Sunday whether to discard its strict abortion law, a battle that pits the Socialists government against conservative parties and the Catholic Church.Comment
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The controversy over Italyâs 30-year-old law legalizing abortion stirred up demonstrations this week in its defense.
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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.