After huge outcry, legislators backdown on controversial abortion bill

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After huge outcry, legislators backdown on controversial abortion bill

The president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (Progressive Party), made a statement on Tuesday night (18) about Bill 1904/2024, which criminalizes rape victims by equating legal abortion after 22 weeks of gestation to homicide.

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