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President Aníbal Cavaco Silva ratified the law allowing abortion, recommending nevertheless that measures should be taken to ensure abortion is the last resort. [3] Despite the liberalization of the laws, as of a 2011 survey, many doctors were refusing to perform abortions – which they are allowed to do under a conscientious objection clause ...
The Movimento Democrático de Mulheres (MDM) had its roots in earlier women's movements in Portugal, such as the Liga das Mulheres Republicanas (League of Republican Women), which operated from 1909 to 1919, the Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas (National Council of Portuguese Women - CNMP), which functioned from 1914 to its closure by the Estado Novo in 1947, and the Associação ...
Abortion has become a driving issue in getting voters to cast ballots in local and state elections on Tuesday
The Commission on the Status of Women (renamed the Commission for Equality and Women's Rights in 1991) had the role to improve the position of women in Portugal and protect their rights, this was established in 1977. [25]
Abortion has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30, according to a survey by KFF -- a notable change since late spring, before Vice President Kamala ...
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took the stage tonight in Philadelphia for their first presidential debate of the Nov. 5 election season.. The USA TODAY Fact Check ...
Maria Teresa Cárcomo Lobo politician and jurist, became the first woman to hold office in Portugal. During the Estado Novo, an authoritarian political regime which was in place in Portugal from 1933 to 1974, women's rights were still restricted. In the 1933 Portuguese constitutional referendum women were allowed to vote for the first time in ...
Vice President Kamala Harris is on tour. Last week, on what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v.Wade, Harris launched her “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour, which will see the ...