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Argentina Legalizes Abortion In Historic Senate Vote

Natacha Pisarenko / AP Updated at 4:40 p.m. ET Argentina s Senate voted early Wednesday to legalize elective abortion, marking a historic shift in the heavily Catholic country that is the homeland of Pope Francis. Following a debate that went well past midnight, the Senate passed the bill 38-29 with one abstention just over two weeks after the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Argentina s Congress, narrowly approved the measure. The decision comes after years of organizing within the Argentine abortion-rights movement. It s law! Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, minister of women, genders and diversity, wrote Wednesday morning following the vote. Today we took a huge step and we are getting closer to the Argentina we dream of. We are writing our destiny, we are making history.

In landmark decision, Argentina votes to legalise elective abortion

Argentina on Wednesday voted to legalise elective abortion, becoming the largest Latin American country to do so. In a historic political shift in a heavily catholic country, Argentina s Senate approved the historic law change by 38 votes in favour to 29 against with one abstention, NPR reported. The emotion invades us, the work was a lot and the road to get here was long, but we got there, Elizabeth Gomez Alcorta, minister of women, genders and diversity wrote Monday evening before the vote. We have the opportunity to make history. The Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill permits abortion to take place throughout the initial 14 weeks of pregnancy.

Argentina Legalizes Abortion In Historic Senate Vote – Nation & World News

Argentina Legalizes Abortion In Historic Senate Vote By Elena Moore  December 30, 2020 Argentina’s Senate voted early Wednesday to legalize elective abortion, marking a historic shift in the heavily Catholic country that is the homeland of Pope Francis. Following a debate that went well past midnight, the Senate passed the bill 38 to 29 with one abstention just over two weeks after the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Argentina’s Congress, narrowly approved the measure. The decision comes after years of organizing within the Argentine abortion-rights movement. “The emotion invades us, the work was a lot and the road to get here was long, but we got there,” Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, minister of women, genders and diversity wrote Monday evening before the vote. “We have the opportunity to make history.”

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