.- Brazil’s
Secretary for Women’s Policies, Nilceia Freire, admitted this week that
political conditions in the country were not favorable for the passage
of a controversial new law that would legalize abortion on-demand.
Freire said that
the current election year in Brazil does not appear to be an
appropriate time to pass the law, which was brought before the
Brazilian senate and then later withdrawn. Passage of the law had
been a priority for Freire and the Brazilian government.
“Politicians who
want to be reelected are not going to take a risk by voting for a bill
that is not popular,” Freire said. Polls show that 92% of
Brazilians oppose legalizing abortion.
Freire said she
hoped to bring up the issue again during the next legislative session,
under what she called “better conditions.”
Brazilian official says country not ready for abortion
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