A woman casts her vote during the abortion referendum at a polling station in the British Overseas territory of Gibraltar, on Jun 24, 2021. GIBRALTAR: Gibraltarians voted in a referendum on Thursday on whether the tiny British territory on the southern tip of Spain should ease one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe.
"At the end of the day it is our body, our choice. Other people shouldn't make the choice for us," added the student, one of 23,000 Gibraltarians eligible to vote. Although penalties are tough, not a single woman or doctor has ever been convicted under the law, a Gibraltar government spokeswoman said.The referendum is on an amendment to the criminal law that would allow pregnancies to be terminated by a registered physician within the first 12 weeks in cases where the pregnancy carried more risk to the mother's health than termination.Even if the changes are approved, the law would be far more restrictive than in most of the rest of Europe.
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