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The vote on Tuesday marked the final hurdle in a long-standing campaign to see abortion legalised in the homeland of Pope Francis.

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Activists demonstrated outside Argentina's legislature to show support for an abortion bill currently going through the Senate.

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Thousands demonstrated in Warsaw to protest against a Constitutional Court ruling imposing an almost total ban on abortion in Poland, and also to demand the resignation of the ruling PiS government.

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MPs approved a law - by 131 votes to 117 - that would legalise elective abortions to the 14th week of pregnancy.

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25/11/2020

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At least 60 protesters, including one as young as 17, have been detained in recent weeks, Eliza Rutynowska, a lawyer who has been representing the demonstrators, told Euronews.

24/11/2020

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This is activists in Argentina urging the legalisation of abortion.

19/11/2020

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11/11/2020

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Police have warned demonstrators that gatherings are banned under pandemic-era regulations.

07/11/2020

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Marches were held in several Polish cities on Sunday despite coronavirus restrictions, and followed a 100,000-strong protest in Warsaw on Friday.

02/11/2020

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The Constitutional Court has ruled that the value and rights of Polish women are still up for debate. But women will not stop fighting for our rights to safe abortions and make decisions about our bodies.

31/10/2020

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Watch: Thousands of demonstrators protest Poland's near abortion ban

A decision last week by the country's constitutional court banned virtually all abortions, sparking a week of protests.

30/10/2020

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A recent ruling by the country's constitutional court banned virtually all abortions, sparking a week of protests.

29/10/2020

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NGOs have condemned the use of riot police officers and the military and accused law enforcement of using excessive force against peaceful protesters.

28/10/2020

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"We must defend Polish churches, we must defend them at every price," Jaroslaw Kaczynski said, drawing condemnation from the opposition who accused him of "inciting civil war."

28/10/2020

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"Throwing in the topic of abortion and holding a pseudo-tribunal on it in the middle of a raging pandemic is more than cynicism. This is political villainy," said former Polish PM and President of the European Parliament Donald Tusk.

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An investigation in Italy is trying to establish why the names of the mothers who had their foetuses aborted were engraved on crosses without their consent.

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Spanish government wants to repeal parental consent rule for abortions

It would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to terminate a pregnancy without getting consent from their parents.

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