Argentinian senate votes in favour for abortion

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A rare positive news story for women's rights!

Argentinian senate votes in favour (38 for, 29 against) for abortion up to 14 weeks (previously only available as a result of rape or a risk to the woman's health)

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-latin-america-55484296

Well done to our Argentinian feminist sisters, so proud of you 👏💪

Yes!

Congratulations to Avanza and other feminist groups, to Alberto Fernández and his political allies, and (massively) to all the women and girls - often anonymous by necessity - who joined this campaign and these protests in whatever way they were able.

If anyone’s looking for a quick English language primer/starting point re what’s happened, why now, why it’s important, and what it might mean regionally - this from US journalist Jill Filpovic is worth a read:
edition.cnn.com/2020/12/30/opinions/argentina-abortion-legalization-significance-filipovic/index.html

So relieved to hear this!
Especially for poorer girls and women who could not afford to leave the country to obtain a safe abortion elsewhere.

Brilliant news.

Must be such a relief. Well done to all those fighting for womens rights there...

Good news! Congratulations to all those who campaigned for wome n’s reproductive freedom, and thanks to their allies and supporters.

Jolly well done them. 38-29 is fairly close so they must have worked hard together to make it happen.

Well done Argentina!

Brilliant news Argentina! Self-determination and reproductive choice. So glad to hear this.

Great news, long overdue.

This is fantastic news!

Especially after what happened in Poland.

I'm so happy for the women of argentina.

I am so so happy about this - would have loved to be back home to celebrate this victory!

Amazing news

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Jolly well done them. 38-29 is fairly close so they must have worked hard together to make it happen.

It was predicted to be 33-32 with more abstentions, so everybody has been working until the very last minute!

Good news for the girls and women of Argentina

Great news to end this terrible year.
Congratulations to the women and girls in Argentina

Fantastic news. Hopefully it will spread through south and Central America.