{"id":186561,"date":"2018-08-09T10:12:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T15:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=186561"},"modified":"2018-08-09T11:01:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T16:01:28","slug":"argentina-senate-rejects-pro-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/argentina-senate-rejects-pro-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory: Argentina Senate defends lives of preborn, rejects pro-abortion bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Argentina\u2019s Senate has just rejected legislation that would have allowed elective abortion through 14 weeks gestation for any reason and abortion in cases of rape up to birth. Senators voted 38-31 against the measure, while two lawmakers abstained. The bill was narrowly approved by the lower house in June after 22 hours of debate, and Argentine President Mauricio Macri had said<\/a> he would sign it into law if it passed the Senate. Under current law, Argentina bans all abortions except for a limited time in cases of rape and when the pregnancy poses an immediate risk to the mother\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

A driving force in the attempt to liberalize Argentina\u2019s abortion laws was Ni Una Menos, <\/em>a campaign against gender-based violence targeting women. As in many countries before Argentina, pro-abortion activists claimed that a lack of access to abortion led to violence against women. However, countries where abortion is legal and widely accepted show that the abortion industry remains predatory and potentially lethal to women even when legal. The exploitation and abuse of women in countries like the United Kingdom<\/a> and the United States<\/a> show clearly that legalizing a violent procedure that ends a human life does not advance women\u2019s health or opportunities.<\/p>\n