Brasilia, Brazil, May 22, 2012 / 11:15 am
Lawmakers in Brazil have put three bills up for debate in an attempt to overturn a ruling by the country’s Supreme Court on April 12 that legalized abortion in cases of anencephaly.
The Supreme Court voted 8-2 last month to legalize abortion in cases of unborn babies with the condition, which causes the brain to develop only partially or be completely absent.
Over 80 percent of Brazilians have said they do not support abortion in such cases and the country’s bishops have repeatedly voice opposition to any such proposals.
In response to the ruling, Evangelical congressman Marco Feliciano introduced the first bill on May 9 which specifically aims to curtail the power of the Executive Branch to promulgate Supreme Court rulings.