Brazil’s Congress to Vote on Abortion Ban
Brazilians March Against Proposed Amendment
Andrea Carvalho
Nov 15, 2017
Erika Kokay was the only member in a special committee of Brazil’s congress to vote against a constitutional amendment last week banning abortion under all circumstances. Eighteen fellow deputies, all men, voted in favor. They celebrated by chanting, “Yes to life, no to abortion!” The amendment, if enacted, would ban abortion even for pregnancies resulting from rape, or when the life of the woman is in danger.
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