Religion and culture help determine the rules,which range from tight restrictions to terminations virtually on demand until the point of viabilityIt is easier for a woman to earn an abortion in conservative US states like Texas, Catholic European countries like Poland and Portugal and even in parts of Latin America – than it is in Northern Ireland.
Abortion laws in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are the most restrictive in Europe. Terminations in both jurisdictions are only permissible on the grounds of a threat to the life of the mother.
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Source: theguardian.com