Article Photos: Uruguay takes historic step legalizing abortion



  A pro-life activist prays in the senate gallery as lawmakers discuss an abortion bill in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The Uruguayan Senate on Wednesday voted to legalize all first trimester abortions in a groundbreaking step in Latin America. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

A pro-life activist prays in the senate gallery as lawmakers discuss an abortion bill in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The Uruguayan Senate on Wednesday voted to legalize all first trimester abortions in a groundbreaking step in Latin America. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)