FILE PHOTO: Organisers of the Yes and No campaign stand during the abortion referendum outside a polling station in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
GIBRALTAR (Reuters) -Gibraltar voted to ease a strict abortion law, officials said on Friday, after a referendum which some locals said marked a long overdue advancement of women's rights in the tiny British territory.
Around 62% of voters who took part backed the change in Thursday's ballot, where turnout was about 52% of the 23,000 odd eligible voters, Gibraltar's parliament said.
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