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Abortion reform battle set to begin – but how will senators vote?

31-10-2020 14:49 President Alberto Fernández has confirmed that he will send a bill to legalise abortion in Argentina to Congress imminently. Here’s how the numbers shape up ahead in the upper house of an era-defining vote.

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Argentina braces anew for abortion battle

05-03-2020 07:00 In his first speech to Congress upon the arrival of a new legislative session, Alberto Fernández vowed to begin a project to legalise abortion in the coming weeks. Campaigners on both sides are preparing for another showdown.

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'19F': Pro-abortion activists prepare to renew call for legalisation

17-02-2020 16:26 Third annual '19F' march, led by the National Campaign for Legal, Safe and Free Abortion, will take place this Wednesday from 5pm before Congress.

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New government publishes new guidelines for non-punishable abortions

13-12-2019 12:05 Change will make it harder for hospitals to deny women seeking to terminate pregnancies in cases of rape or endangerment to their health.

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Health Ministry veteran González García to return, confirms Fernández

04-12-2019 17:07 Ginés González García will serve for a third time as nation's health minister, president-elect confirms – and he says he will reinstate the abortion protocol struck down last month by President Macri.

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Fernández vows to send bill to decriminalise abortion to Congress

18-11-2019 12:02 Though the exact timeline remains unclear, the president-elect says decriminalisation will be a legislative priority early in his term.

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Activists on both sides mark one-year anniversary of abortion vote

08-08-2019 18:44 A year ago today, the Senate rejected by seven votes a measure to legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The battle, however, is far from over.

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Bill to legalise abortion in Argentina presented before Congress

27-05-2019 17:03 This is the eighth time a draft Law for the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy (IVE) has been presented. Pañuelazo protests held across country in support.