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The Canadian Model
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Created: 02:15 PM, Tuesday 13 July, 2010
Comments: As the debate over decriminalisation in New Zealand heats up, it's worth looking at the situation in Canada, the only democratic country in the world with no laws restricting abortion since 1988.
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The moral veto is at work again in Australia, helping prevent decriminalization in Queensland, as a new study shows. It's a force we're all too familiar with here.
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