In a referendum yesterday, citizens of the tiny, predominately Catholic European nation of San Marino approved legalization of abortion. According to AP:
Some 77% of voters approved a referendum proposal calling for abortion to be legal in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.... Abortion would also be legal beyond that point if the woman’s life is in danger or if her physical or psychological health is at risk because of fetal anomalies or malformations.
With the “yes” votes winning, San Marino’s Parliament must now draft a bill to legalize the procedure. Turnout for the referendum was 41% in the microstate of 33,000 people surrounded by Italy.
