TIL: the former Catholic King of the Belgians had himself declared "unable to rule" by the Belgian Government for one day so a law legalizing abortion could be passed without him having to sign it.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudouin_of_Belgium



Submitted December 28, 2014 at 05:48PM by lincolnsdadau http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2qm30m/til_the_former_catholic_king_of_the_belgians_had/