ABORTO LEGAL Argentina legalises abortion in major shift for women’s rights 30-12-2020 10:25 Argentina legalised elective abortion on Wednesday morning, marking a historic shift toward women’s rights in one of Latin America’s largest Catholic countries.
ABORTO LEGAL Senators approve historic bill to legalise abortion in Argentina 30-12-2020 04:44 After a marathon debate in the upper house that stretched into early hours of the morning, senators back bill with 38 votes in favour, 29 against and a single abstention.
Abortion bill Argentina nears legal abortion as undecided senators show support 29-12-2020 23:47 Three previously undecided senators indicate in speeches that they will likely back the government’s bid to legalise abortion, putting Argentina on the verge of a historic breakthrough.
Abortion bill Senate opens debate on landmark abortion bill 29-12-2020 18:01 Debate on historic bill opens with 67 of 72 senators present. A total of 58 individuals will speak prior to the vote, which is expected to take place at around 4am Wednesday morning.
Abortion bill Numbers in the balance ahead of historic abortion bill vote 28-12-2020 17:01 Session set to begin 4pm Tuesday. Outcome uncertain, some outlets predict 32-32 tie, a situation that would grant Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner the deciding vote.
Abortion bill Thousands march to Congress in protest at new move to legalise abortion 29-11-2020 08:48 Thousands of anti-abortion protesters demonstrated on Saturday across Argentina, against the government's new bill seeking to legalise abortion.
Abortion bill 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.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS Feminists continue struggle for women's rights in Latin America 27-02-2020 16:36 As President Alberto Fernández prepares to send an abortion reform bill to Congress, Latin America's feminists are continuing to mobilise across the continent in their fight for women's rights.
WOMEN RIGHTS 'Soon' – Fernández vows to present abortion legalisation 21-02-2020 13:42 Health Minister, Ginés González García, declares that President Fernández will send an abortion reform bill to Congress "soon," but underlines that the Peronist leader will determine its timetable.
ABORTION DEBATE Thousands of women rally for 'Aborto Legal' in Argentina 20-02-2020 09:49 Thousands of women, with nearly all sporting the green scarves that have become the iconic symbol of Argentina's abortion rights movement, rally before Congress.
ABORTION DEBATE Government aims at legalisation, Church challenges abortion plan 07-02-2020 20:44 While the government looks to forward to the legalisation and decriminalisation of abortion, Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata Héctor Aguer challenged the Fernández administration: "Let's see if they get the votes.”