Stay updated with breaking news from மோனிகா மச்சா. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
We did it sisters : Argentina Senate votes to legalize abortion by Reuters Wednesday, 30 December 2020 09:36 GMT Demonstrators in favour of legalizing abortion react after the senate passed an abortion bill, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian About our Women coverage We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality Share: (Adds comment from President Alberto Fernandez, bill s author, words from those opposing bill) By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Argentina s Senate voted on Wednesday to legalize 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. ....
Buenos Aires (TIP): Argentina became the first major country in Latin America to legalise abortion when the Senate voted early on Wednesday to allow it through the 14th week of pregnancy, in the face of opposition from the influential Catholic Church. The fiercely contentious vote passed with 38 in favour, 29 against and one abstention came after a marathon debate that began at 4 pm on Tuesday. As the result was read out, a crowd of thousands erupted in cheers outside the Senate building in Buenos Aires, waving the green flags that represented their campaign as green smoke rose above the crowd. “We did it, sisters. We made history. We did it together. There are no words for this moment, it passes through the body and the soul,” tweeted Monica Macha, a lawmaker with President Alberto Fernandez’s centre-left ruling coalition which supported the law. The ruling could set the tone for a wider shift in conservative Latin America where there are growing calls for greater r ....
Argentina s Senate voted early on Wednesday to legalize elective abortion in the heavily Catholic country. The Senate passed the bill 38-29 after a debate that went past midnight, according to an NPR report. The voting garnered one abstention just over two weeks after the Chamber of Deputies, which is Argentina s Congress, approved the measure. The move comes after years of organizing within the Argentine abortion-rights movement. Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, minister of women, genders and diversity, wrote on Wednesday after the Senate vote that the movement is finally a law. Today we took a huge step and we are getting closer to the Argentina we dream of, Alcorta was quoted on a report. ....
Argentina Senate votes to legalize abortion - International - World ahram.org.eg - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ahram.org.eg Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.