AFP: Turkey drops controversial plan to reduce abortion limits

BREAKING: AKP BACKS DOWN ON ABORTION BILL

Turkey’s conservative government has dropped plans for a controversial bill that would have slashed the time limit for abortions, a parliamentary source told AFP on Thursday.

“The government has backed away from initial plans to curb abortion rights,” the source said on condition of anonymity, adding that the Islamist-rooted government would instead seek to limit the number of Caesarean sections being performed in the country.