Surge of Zika Virus Has Brazilians Re-examining Strict Abortion Laws - The New York Times - 0 views
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Surge of Zika Virus Has Brazilians Re-examining Strict Abortion Laws
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RECIFE, Brazil — The surging medical reports of babies being born with unusually small heads during the Zika epidemic in Brazil are igniting a fierce debate over the country’s abortion laws, which make the procedure illegal under most circumstances.
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A judge in central Brazil has taken the rare step of publicly proclaiming that he will allow women to have legal abortions in cases of microcephaly, preparing the way for a fight over the issue in parts of the country’s labyrinthine legal system.
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