Via Scientific American.com:
At a dilapidated clinic in a gritty section of Sao Paulo, doctors know that many of the pregnant Bolivian immigrants, shantytown dwellers and prostitutes they treat will go on to seek abortions elsewhere.
Abortion is illegal in Brazil, the world’s biggest Catholic country, and back street abortions are rife, often leading to uterine infections and, in some cases, death.
When Pope Benedict visits here May 9, he will find his authority is being challenged, not just by sexual behavior in Brazil, but also by changing attitudes to abortion.
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