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  • Nicaragua brings in abortion ban

    11/18/2006 10:10:31 AM PST · by kiriath_jearim · 52 replies · 1,254+ views
    BBC ^ | 11/18/06 | n/a
    Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos has signed into law a ban on all abortions, even in cases when a woman's life is judged to be at risk. Previous legislation from a century ago allowed an abortion if three doctors certified that the woman was in danger. Abortion was a central issue for November's presidential election in mainly Roman Catholic Nicaragua. President-elect Daniel Ortega once favoured abortion rights but changed stance after re-embracing Catholicism. Mr Bolanos signed the law in the presence of Roman Catholic bishops and Protestant evangelist leaders. Maternal deaths The new legislation would help protect the right to life...