Lithuania's parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of liberalizing the country's abortion laws. The decision marks a change in policy in a country long associated with a traditionally Catholic political and social outlook. The vote establishes parliamentary support for easing legal restrictions on abortion. The report did not specify which provisions would be amended, how the changes would be written into law or when they would take effect. Practical questions about access, medical procedure and implementation remain for legislators and health officials to resolve. The reform is likely to reopen parliamentary debate over reproductive rights and the influence of religious values in policymaking. It also signals the chamber's willingness to move away from the more restrictive approach held in the past.