Decriminalization of abortion in Argentina


Hi! Today I’m going to write about something that happened last week in Argentina, this country took the first step towards decriminalizing abortion. On June 14, the lower house of Congress approved a bill that would legalize abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.

The bill was approved by 129 votes to 123 and it will now go to the Senate. Argentine President Mauricio Macri said he will sign it if approved, even though he is personally opposed to the proposal.
Mariela Belski, Executive Director of Amnesty International Argentina said:  “New legislation could end a vicious circle where women have no option but to risk their lives, their health, and their freedom if they are sent to prison. Classifying the legal termination of a pregnancy as a crime has no basis in international law,”

Currently, Argentina only accepts abortion if there is a risk to the life or health of the woman, or in cases of rape, but the bill completely decriminalizes abortion up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.

The debate has divided Argentine society. The Church strongly opposes the new measure.
Official health ministry statistics show that more than 17% of the 245 recorded deaths of pregnant women and girls in 2016 were due to abortion. NGOs say some 500,000 clandestine abortions a year are carried out every year.

This bill could help to make abortions more secure and to reduce the deaths and complications that occur when the abortion is doing clandestinely.

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