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Argentina s Catholics, Evangelicals Unite Against Abortion Bill By Nina NEGRON 12/26/20 AT 8:37 PM At the entrance to Argentina s Congress is a plaque reminding legislators that Our Lady of Lujan is the patron saint of the country s political parties a not-so-subtle nod to religion in a nation considering whether to allow abortions. As Argentina s Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would legalize the practice, the Catholic Church has joined forces with evangelical Christians to fight the measure tooth and nail. Two years ago a similar bill passed the lower house but was defeated in the Senate following a determined campaign by both Catholics and evangelicals. ....
Story highlights The current bill is to be debated in the Senate on Tuesday next week. It is expected that demonstrations will be held both, for and against the bill Argentina s Senate is due to decide next week on whether to give final approval to a bill that would allow abortion up to fourteenth week of pregnancy. The bill is backed by the government but has divided the society that has close ties with Roman Catholic faith. The bill has already been passed by the lower house of Congress on December 11. We have the right to be able to decide about our own lives, about whether we want to have children and, if we want to have them, how many we want to have. If we decide to interrupt the pregnancy, we have the right to do it autonomously and freely, Yamila Picasso, a 33-year-old activist, told Reuters outside Congress, where she was demonstrating. ....
BUENOS AIRES Argentina s Senate will decide next week whether to give final approval to a government-backed bill that would expand the availability of legal abortion, a proposal that has divided a society with strong ties to the Roman Catholic church. On Dec. 11, the lower house of Congress approved the measure, which would allow interruption of pregnancies until the fourteenth week. The Senate vote is expected to be close. We have the right to be able to decide about our own lives, about whether we want to have children and, if we want to have them, how many we want to have. If we decide to interrupt the pregnancy, we have the right to do it autonomously and freely, Yamila Picasso, a 33-year-old activist, told Reuters outside Congress, where she was demonstrating. ....
Argentina’s Senate will decide next week whether to give final approval to a government-backed bill that would expand the availability of legal abortion, a proposal that has divided a society with strong ties to the Roman Catholic church. On December 11, the lower house of Congress approved the measure, which would allow interruption of pregnancies until the fourteenth week. The Senate vote is expected to be close. “We have the right to be able to decide about our own lives, about whether we want to have children and, if we want to have them, how many we want to have. If we decide to interrupt the pregnancy, we have the right to do it autonomously and freely,” Yamila Picasso, a 33-year-old activist, told the Reuters news agency outside Congress, where she was demonstrating. ....