Agence France-PresseMay 28, 2013 15:01
Lithuania's parliament took a first step towards banning abortions on Tuesday, voting for a bill that would prevent terminations except in case of rape, incest or health complications.
Forty-six lawmakers voted in favour of the draft legislation, with 19 opposed and 25 abstentions, said a member of a Polish minority party that introduced the bill.
Hailing the vote as a "success", Zbignev Jedinskij, one of eight MPs from the LLRA Polish minority party, said it had "shown that lawmakers are open to a debate on this matter which is important for society."
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