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Democrat MP mounts bid to legalise abortion

Requests to be decided by expert panel

The grisly discovery of 2,002 foetuses at a Bangkok temple has revived campaigns to legalise abortion among legislators and women groups.

Sathit: Trying to convince the boss

Democrat MP for Rayong Sathit Pitutecha yesterday proposed that a bill on "consensual and necessary abortion" be drafted to give women more options when dealing with unwanted pregnancies.

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