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Argentina’s senate has rejected a invoice which might have legalised abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
After a marathon debate, 38 senators voted in opposition to it and 31 in favour. Its defeat approach lawmakers will have to wait a yr to resubmit legislation.
Currently abortion is authorized in Argentina best in circumstances of rape, or if the mother’s well being is in danger.
Demonstrators on both sides of the talk collected out of doors parliament as balloting came about.
No going again in Argentina’s abortion debate
Pro-abortion campaigners have for years tried to get bills passed, but their efforts won new impetus while President Mauricio Macri – who himself opposes abortion – called on Congress to think about it.
In June, the lower area narrowly passed after a consultation lasting nearly 24 hours even as loads of hundreds of ladies held a vigil outdoor.
