Brazilian Doctors' Council Backs Legalization of Abortion During First 12 Weeks of Pregnancy
Legislation currently being debated in the Brazilian senate
As the Senate in Brazil debates reform of abortion laws, the body that regulates medical practice has for the first time backed the legalisation of abortion on request.
The Federal Council of Medicine called for the legalisation of terminations during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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I once read that more abortions are performed each year in Brazil than in the United States, even thugh it's illegal and all.