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Argentina legalises abortion up to 14 weeks An abortion-rights activist watches live video streaming of lawmakers in session, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 30 2020, as they voted to legalise abortion. Picture by Natacha Pisarenko, AP 30 December, 2020 11:57 Anti-abortion activists pray during a demonstration against the decriminalization of abortion as lawmakers debated its legalization, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on D...

The vote, which took place in the senates Buenos Aires building, was passed with 38 in favour and 29 against. One senator abstained from the vote. This ruling came following a lengthy debate among senators, many of whom cited the countrys strong influence by the Catholic church as reason for their decision to vote against the motion. The majority, however, were in favour of liberalising womens rights in the country. Campaigners celebrate in Buenos Aires. Prior to this, abortion was only permit...

Advertisement Buenos Aires: Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalising abortion on Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour session, a landmark vote in the conservative region and a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades. The vote means that abortion will be legalised in Pope Francis homeland up to the 14th week of pregnancy, and also will be legal after that time in cases of rape or danger to the mother’s life. It will have repercussions across a cont...

Just hours before the Senate session began Tuesday, the pope weighed in, tweeting: “The Son of God was born an outcast, in order to tell us that every outcast is a child of God. He came into the world as each child comes into the world, weak and vulnerable, so that we can learn to accept our weaknesses with tender love.” Advertisement A previous abortion bill was voted down by Argentine lawmakers in 2018, but this time it was backed by the center-left government. The outcome of the latest...

Dec 30, 2020 Anti-abortion activists react after lawmakers passed a bill today that legalizes abortion, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Marcos Brindicci) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalizing abortion in Pope Francis’ homeland early Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour session, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades. The vote means that abortion will be legalized up to the 14th week of ...