Geneva, Aug 5, 2026 (AFP) - Liechtenstein abortion initiative moves closer to a vote

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2026-08-05

A citizens' initiative to legalise abortion in Liechtenstein has gathered nearly five times more than the minimum number of signatures required to get its proposal sent for parliamentary review or a referendum. Abortion is currently illegal there except for specific circumstances, such as when the mother's life is at risk or the pregnancy resulted from rape. Roman Catholicism is the state religion in the Alpine microstate. "We have concluded our......

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