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Tales from London from a Tuga's point of view. (Tuga << Portuga << Portuguese)

January 16, 2007

Yes, indeed



On the 11th of February this year, the Portuguese people have the chance to vote in a referendum to decide on a very serious matter.

The question to answer Yes or No to is "Do you agree with the decriminalization of the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, if by the woman's choice, on the first 10 weeks, in a legally authorized health establishment?" [or something like it]

At the moment it's illegal to have an abortion in Portugal. A woman can ask for a pregnancy interruption if the baby will cause her medical problems, if there is malformation of the phoetus or if the pregnancy was caused by rape.
Of course women with less resources will do it illegally somewhere, and women with money will go to Spain or the UK to do it legally.

What I say is we're all supposed to be responsible for our own actions, so give the woman the right to make her own choices! Who on their right mind can think that having an abortion is an easy choice to make; how painful and traumatizing could that be? As a man I will never have an idea, but that's why I think a women should have the option to have a choice.

This is why I will vote Yes.

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