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Argentina Legalizes Abortion, Sparking Huge Celebrations
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December 30, 2020
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1:06Now PlayingArgentina legalized elective abortion on Wednesday, marking a historic shift toward women’s rights in one of Latin America’s largest Catholic countries.
The news sparked huge celebrations on the streets outside Congress in Buenos Aires.
The bill, approved by the senate in a 38-29 vote after a debate that stretched into the early hours of Wednesday, gives women the right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy until the 14th week. It is a victory for President Alberto Fernandez, who had made its approval a key campaign pledge, and puts Argentina among the few countries in the region to allow the procedure.
The proposal, which had already passed in the lower house by a wide margin on Dec. 11, now heads to Fernandez who’s expected to sign it into law. It is the latest sign of a sea change in the home country of Pope Francis: Despite opposition of the Catholic church and evangelical groups, the pro-abortion campaign received a groundswell of support from young Argentine women, who say lack of access to the medical procedure leads thousands to seek clandestine operations in unsanitary and dangerous conditions.
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