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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

Liechtenstein prince’s ‘surreal’ abortion veto dismays campaigners

Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, dressed in a dark suit and wearing a pink tie, speaks from behind a lectern into a pair of microphones
Prince Alois felt the proposed reform was incompatible with ensuring adequate protection of unborn life, according to royal officials. Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

The hereditary prince of Liechtenstein has used his veto for the first time in his reign to quash a bill aimed at bringing abortion laws in line with much of Europe.

The legislation was approved by Liechtenstein’s parliament last month after the presentation of a citizens’ initiative signed by roughly a quarter of the nation’s voters.

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