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Bill would allow abortion during the first trimester President Tabare Vasquez says he will veto measure Uruguay now bars abortion in all circumstances In Latin America -- Cuba, Guyana allow abortions without restrictions in first trimester MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- Uruguay's Senate voted Tuesday to allow abortion during the first trimester, a rare step in a Latin American nation. President Tabare Vasquez has said he will veto the measure. Sen. Monica Javier of the governing Socialist Party said 17 of the 30 senators present voted for the bill, which earlier passed the lower house of Congress on a 49-48 vote. The country's Roman Catholic Church has crusaded against the measure, which would make Uruguay only the second country in South America, along with English-speaking Guyana, to allow abortion without restriction in the... [read full story]
