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乌拉圭国会投票通过流产合法化

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-09-27 08:37 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The lower house of Uruguay's Congress has voted to legalise abortion¹ in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy².

乌拉圭国会下议院投票通过怀孕前12周流产合法化。

The bill was approved by 50 votes to 49 after 14 hours of debate.

The law must now be approved by the Senate, which voted for a previous version of the text last December. President Jose Mujica has said he will approve the law if passed by Congress.

Cuba and Mexico City are the only other parts of Latin America with comparably liberal（自由主义的） abortion laws.

Most countries in the region - where Roman Catholicism is a dominant³ force - allow abortion only in cases of rape⁴, when the woman's life is in danger or if the foetus is severely⁵ deformed⁶.

Under Uruguay's current legislation, women who have an abortion and the people who assist them face prison.

Abortion is only allowed in the case of rape or when the life of the woman is in danger.

The new legislation would allow abortion at the request of the woman, after she has spoken to a panel consisting of a doctor, a psychologist and a social worker who would inform her of any risks and of alternatives such as adoption⁷.

The woman would then have to wait five days before going ahead with the procedure.

A similar law was debated and approved by Congress in 2008 but was vetoed by then President Tabare Vasquez.

Opinion polls suggest that a majority of Uruguayans support legalisation of abortion.

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1 abortion
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。 A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 pregnancy
n.怀孕，怀孕期
参考例句：
Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。 Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

3 dominant
adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因
参考例句：
The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。 She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

4 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

5 severely
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。 He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

6 deformed
adj.畸形的；变形的；丑的，破相了的
参考例句：
He was born with a deformed right leg.他出生时右腿畸形。 His body was deformed by leprosy.他的身体因为麻风病变形了。

7 adoption
n.采用，采纳，通过；收养
参考例句：
An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。 The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

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