ROME — The tiny republic of San Marino has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing abortion in a referendum, overturning a law dating back to 1865, official results showed on Sunday. Up to now in San Marino, women who ended their pregnancies risked three years’ imprisonment. San Marino women wanting an abortion normally went to Italy, where they could only get one privately, at a cost of about 1,500 euros ($1,765). Ireland legalised abortion in a far higher-profile referendum in 2018. Social progress has tended to be slow in San Marino.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 26, 2021 21:22 UTC