Monaco to decriminalise abortion, but no legalisation

Monaco to decriminalise abortion, but no legalisation

August 5, 2019

Monaco said Monday that it would move in the coming months to stop making abortion a crime for women, but stopped short of full legalisation since doctors would still be prohibited from carrying out the procedure.

Women will still have to seek abortions outside the principality, where Roman Catholicism has long been the official religion, the government said in a statement.

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