RIO DE JANEIRO ¨C More pregnant women could die in Brazil if it passes a law banning all abortions on Tuesday, including in cases of rape or when the mother¡¯s life is in danger, critics said.
Thousands of women took to Brazil¡¯s streets earlier this month to protest the bill, which is supported by increasingly influential evangelical Christian groups.
¡°It¡¯s intentional fraud from fundamentalist congressmen who think that their religious dogmas have greater weight than the democratic state,¡± said congresswoman Erika Kokay, who opposes the constitutional reform bill.
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