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LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal introduced a new law Thursday that allows abortion up to the 10th week of pregnancy, but imposes a three-day reflection period for women seeking the procedure and grants doctors the right to opt out on moral grounds.
The law was published in official government records and takes effect July 15.
Parliament voted overwhelmingly in March to scrap previous tight restrictions on abortion, bringing Portugal more in line with most of its European neighbors. The Health Ministry has spent months drawing up medical guidelines annexed to the law.
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