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Argentina s Senate approves historic bill to legalize abortion
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Kara Fox, CNN
Updated Dec 30, 2020 4:12:00 PM
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(CNN) Argentina s Senate approved a bill to legalize abortion Wednesday in an historic vote seen as a major victory for abortion rights advocates in the Catholic-majority country.
The Senate voted 38-29 to give millions of women access to legal terminations under a new law supported by President Alberto Fernández.
Crowds of pro- and anti-abortion activists gathered outside the Palace of the Argentine National Congress to await the results, which came in the early hours of the morning after an overnight debate.
Argentina s Senate to vote on historic bill to legalize abortion
Updated 1:24 PM ET, Tue December 29, 2020
Abortion rights activists wait outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires on December 10, as a bill to legalize abortion was debated in the lower house. (CNN)Argentina could make history on Tuesday, as its Senate votes on a bill to legalize abortion.
The procedure has long been a divisive issue in the Catholic-majority country, with the impending vote galvanizing activists on both sides of the debate.
Campaigners for abortion rights and anti-abortion protesters have organized demonstrations in front of the Palace of the Argentine National Congress in Buenos Aires where the vote will take place.
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