64% Of Portuguese Voters Favor Lifting Abortion Ban, But High Abstention Rate Might Invalidate Referendum, Poll Says

... About 64% of Portuguese voters said they favor lifting the country's ban on abortion, according to a poll released Thursday by Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha and the pollster Aximage, Reuters reports (Reuters, 1/4). Abortion is illegal in Portugal except when necessary to protect the life or health of a woman or if a woman becomes pregnant as a result of rape. [click link for full article] ...