The BBC reports Chile moves towards legalising abortion in limited cases
Senators voted separately on each of the three cases in which women would be allowed to have an abortion:
- The vote in favour of allowing abortion in cases in which the mother’s life is at risk was 20 in favour and 14 opposed
- That of allowing a termination in cases where the foetus is unviable was 18 to 14
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The closest result was for the vote on whether to allow abortions in cases of rape. Eighteen senators voted in favour and 16 against
According to the report, “Abortion in limited cases was legal in Chile until 1989, when it was completely banned under the rule of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.”
