Portugal will legalise abortion

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Series Details 12.2.07
Publication Date 12/02/2007
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Prime Minister Jose Socrates has said abortion will be legalised in Portugal despite the turnout for a referendum on the 11 February 2007 being too low to be legally binding. In March 2007 Portugal's parliament voted to legalise abortion on demand.

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BBC News, 10.4.07: Portuguese abortion law in force http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6541143.stm

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