Three out of four Romanian hospitals have been refusing to carry out abortions because of Easter holidays, a new study shows.

The survey by the Euro Regional Center for Public Initiatives showed that at Xmas and Easter hospitals simply refused to accept women for termination operations, the Croatian Times reports.

In December 2010, only 18 out of 68 hospitals tested declared they performed abortions, which is only 27 per cent.

Lawyer Iustina Ionescu told Evenimentul Zilei daily that even at the hospitals where abortions were carried out, many doctors say they had religious objections to doing abortions before Easter and before Christmas.

Romania has one of the highest rates of abortion in the European Union, with a ratio of 3 abortions per every birth, LifeSite News adds.

This past March, pro-life activists in Romania conducted three marches for life in the capital, organized by a coalition of 20 pro-life groups. At the time, Bogdan Stanciu, head of the Pro Vita association, called on Romania’s political parties to “protect life and abolish legislation permitting abortion.”

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Easter Abortion Ban (croatiantimes.com)

Claim: Romanian hospitals queasy over abortion at Christmas, Easter (LifeSite News)

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Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest (Wikipedia)