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Rights activists protest in Rio as Congress debates abortion bill

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Rights activists protest in Rio as Congress debates abortion bill

Rights activists protest in Rio as Congress debates abortion bill

Hundreds of abortion rights activists protest on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro against a controversial bill under consideration in Congress that would equate abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy to homicide and impose up to 20 years in prison, including in cases of sexual abuse.


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