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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, gender...

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 ...

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 invad...

The decision comes after years of organizing within the Argentine abortion-rights movement. Following a debate that went well past midnight, the Senate passed the bill 38 to 29 with one abstention, after the Chamber of Deputies, narrowly approved the measure Argentina's Senate voted to legalize elective abortion early Wednesday, marking a historic political shift in the heavily Catholic country and larger region. 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...

Toggle navigation Pope Francis, who is from Argentina, has previously voiced his opposition to the legislation, equating abortion to hiring a hitman. In landmark decision, Argentina legalises elective abortion ANI | Updated: Dec 30, 2020 15:01 IST Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 30 (ANI): 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...