Argentina heads for close Senate vote on expanding right to abortion
She told Reuters in an interview at the group s Buenos Aires headquarters that backers of the bill want women to be able to terminate pregnancies not out of need but simple desire. Is it right that we discard our children just because we feel like it? Marmora said.Reuters | Buenos Aires | Updated: 22-12-2020 22:24 IST | Created: 22-12-2020 22:03 IST
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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.
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.
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Argentina: Fate Of Abortion Bill To Be Decided in Senate Next Week
December 23, 2020
Argentina has been hearing the cries to legalise abortion. The protests for this demand has left many Argentinians in a quandary. Although the government has supported this decision, some people are staunchly attached to their religious beliefs to not support the decision.
What Are People Saying?
The latest abortion bill calls for permitting abortions until the fourteenth week of pregnancy. The lower house of the Congress successfully passed the bill on December 11. Activist Yamila Picasso told Reuters that women have a right to decide on their pregnancy. She added that women have the right to decide whether they wish to have kids or not. She a the member of the National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion. This body has been demanding for this law for a long time now.
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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.