Argentina legalises abortion in fiercely contentious vote
Women’s rights campaigners triumph over strong objections of Catholic Church
30 December 2020 - 12:27
Buenos Aires — Argentina’s senate voted on Wednesday to legalise abortion, a first for a big country in Latin America and a triumph for women’s rights campaigners achieved over the visceral objection of the Catholic Church.
Abortion is extremely rare in a region where the church has held cultural and political sway for centuries. Previously, it was allowed on demand only in Communist Cuba, tiny Uruguay and parts of Mexico...
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