tweakabelle -> RE: Uruguay approves first trimester abortions (10/23/2012 12:11:46 AM)
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ORIGINAL: fucktoyprincess Well, if the alternative is no access to medically safe abortions at all, in any circumstances, then I would have to consider this a massive step forward. I also think it is important that the country is saying that just because the Catholic church is against abortion that the laws of the country can be different. Again, an important first step. Now if we can just keep our rights in the U.S. from being slowly whittled away. I feel like soon we will have the same law as in Uruguay, except for us, instead of being a step forward, it will be a step back..... Yes I agree. Any initiative that brings abortion to women deprived of that option in Catholic countries is a step forward. The Uruguayan stance is a little short of ideal, but only idealists hope to obtain 100% of their agenda first time round. It rarely happens in the real world on any issue, let alone one as contentious as abortion. Given the entrenched opposition any relaxation of abortion laws faces in Catholic countries, this strikes me as a huge step forwards in the status of women in Uruguay. So I welcome it.
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