Officials revealed that three members of Ecuador president Rafael Correa's ruling party have been suspended for backing moves to ease the country's strict anti-abortion laws.
Abortion - Types, Causes, Treatment & Complications
Abortion is the safest medical process to end or terminate a pregnancy. It can be done either through a medical or surgical procedure.
Abortion is the safest medical process to end or terminate a pregnancy. It can be done either through a medical or surgical procedure.
"The sanction is based on a failure to comply with express agreements which were reached with fellow legislators," Mora said.
Ecuador law only allows for abortion when the mother's life is deemed to be at risk or in the case of women with mental disabilities who have been raped.
'Life-saving' Abortions Become Legal in Ireland
Abortion became legal in Ireland on Tuesday in limited cases where the mother's life is at risk, after the President signed a law that exposed deep divisions in the Catholic-majority nation.
Abortion became legal in Ireland on Tuesday in limited cases where the mother's life is at risk, after the President signed a law that exposed deep divisions in the Catholic-majority nation.
Correa, a devout Catholic and former missionary, has threatened to resign if the country's abortion laws are eased.
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Irish Lawmakers Vote in Favor of a New Abortion Legislation
Emergency abortion in Ireland took another step closer to becoming a reality after Irish lawmakers voted in favor of a controversial new legislation that allows abortion in limited cases.
Emergency abortion in Ireland took another step closer to becoming a reality after Irish lawmakers voted in favor of a controversial new legislation that allows abortion in limited cases.
New Abortion Law For Ireland
Lawmakers from Ireland have now introduced a law to allow abortion in cases when the mother's life is at risk
Lawmakers from Ireland have now introduced a law to allow abortion in cases when the mother's life is at risk
