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 LISBON, Portugal (AP) - 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.
The center-left Socialist government wants to grant women the right to opt for abortion during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Portugal, where more than 90 percent of people say they are Catholic, has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the European Union. The procedure is allowed only in cases of rape, fetal malformation or if a mother's health is in danger, and only in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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