Argentines Celebrate Approval Of Landmark Abortion Law
By Daniel MEROLLA
12/30/20 AT 6:22 PM
Pro-choice activists celebrated on the streets on Wednesday as Argentina joined a handful of South American nations to legalize abortion, a landmark decision in a country where the Catholic Church has long held sway.
Senate president Cristina Kirchner confirmed the vote after more than twelve hours of debate that began Tuesday, sparking scenes of jubilation in the capital Buenos Aires.
A pro-choice campaigner covers her face with the green scarf adopted by activists pushing for abortion to be legalized in Argentina Photo: AFP / RONALDO SCHEMIDT
"Safe, legal and free abortion is law ... Now we're a better society that is increasing women's rights and safeguarding public health," President Alberto Fernandez, who sponsored the original bill, wrote on Twitter.