Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo as protests swept across Brazil in opposition to a bill that would further criminalize abortions. If passed, the law would equate the termination of a pregnancy after 22 weeks with homicide.The bill, proposed by conservative lawmakers and heading for a vote in the lower house, would also apply in cases of rape. (AP Video by Gabriela Sá Pessoa) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo as protests swept across Brazil in opposition to a bill that would further criminalize abortions. If passed, the law would equate the termination of a pregnancy after 22 weeks with homicide.The bill, proposed by conservative lawmakers and heading for a vote in the lower house, would also apply in cases of rape. (AP Video by Gabriela Sá Pessoa) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home