WOMEN rallied in Sao Paulo and other Brazilian cities on Saturday to oppose a law that would treat abortions after over 22 weeks’ pregnancy as homicide cases.

Opponents call the law, proposed by Liberal Party MP Sostenes Cavalcanti, the “rapists’ Bill” because they say pregnancies resulting from child rape are often noticed after this date.

Under the slogan “a child is not a mother,” feminist and socialist groups have flooded social media and mobilised street protests. Sao Paulo saw the biggest weekend protest, with an estimated 10,000 marching.