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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. ....
Argentina s abortion bill passes in lower house, bishops work to defeat it in Senate It won t go so smoothly in the Senate for those who support abortion, but we have to deal with a lot of pressure from lobby groups, says Argentina s lead bishop on health issues People participate in a demonstration against the Bill on Legal Abortion, in front of the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18 November 2020. (Photo by EPA/JUAN IGNACIO RONCORONI) Catholic bishops in Argentina are working to counter pressure from lobby groups after the lower house of parliament voting in favor of legalizing abortion. Argentina s Chamber of Deputies voted in favor of a proposed law that would permit abortions to be carried out until the 14th week of pregnancy. ....