{"id":190397,"date":"2018-11-01T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T16:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=190397"},"modified":"2018-11-02T08:32:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T13:32:04","slug":"brazil-elects-pro-life-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/brazil-elects-pro-life-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil elects pro-life president, despite pressure to legalize abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>On Sunday, Jair Bolsonaro won the presidential election in Brazil. His victory, with 55% of the vote, is significant because he is conservative and, more importantly, pro-life. For the past four presidential elections, Brazil has chosen left-leaning candidates. Bolsonaro represents a marked contrast, and his election has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/28\/world\/americas\/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-election.html\">described<\/a> as the most dramatic political change since democracy was restored to Brazil more than three decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>Under current law, Brazil is a strongly pro-life country. All <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abortionprocedures.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortions<\/a> are banned except in cases of rape, when the mother\u2019s health is at risk, or when a baby\u2019s brain is severely deformed. International pressure by abortion groups, like that exerted on <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/soros-agenda-make-ireland-pro-abortion-still-raising-questions\/\">Ireland and Argentina<\/a>, has been pushing Brazil to legalize abortion for years.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ysl1tRnk-ig\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the campaign, Bolsonaro repeatedly stated that he is committed to maintaining pro-life laws. Leading up to the October 28 run-off election, he signed a commitment to protecting the lives of the preborn. France 24 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20181017-brazil-far-right-candidate-backs-church-anti-abortion-stance\">reports<\/a> that Bolsonaro released a video about signing the commitment, in which he said, &#8220;We are signing a commitment defending the family, defending the innocence of children in the schools, defending the freedom of religion, against abortion and the legalization of drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of Bolsonaro\u2019s outspoken supporters is <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/former-pro-abortion-feminist-leader-speaks-favor-life\/\">Sara Winter<\/a>, a former pro-abortion activist who became pro-life. Before the birth of her son, an experience that she says made her pro-life, Winter founded a feminist pro-abortion group that gained international media attention for their topless protests and demands for the legalization of abortion. Now, as a pro-life activist, Winter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/28\/world\/americas\/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-election.html\">supports<\/a> Bolsonaro and encouraged her social media following to support him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/international-abortion-pressure-argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ:<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/international-abortion-pressure-argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> International abortion pressure was no match for Argentina\u2019s love of life<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The international abortion lobby has long been trying to push Latin American countries, many of which are still strongly pro-life, to legalize the killing of the preborn. Bolsonaro\u2019s victory indicates that pro-life values are still strong in Brazil, as in <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/argentina-senate-rejects-pro-abortion\/\">Argentina<\/a>. Under Bolsonaro\u2019s presidency, the legalization of abortion is unlikely to advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, Jair Bolsonaro won the presidential election in Brazil. His victory, with 55% of the vote, is significant because he is conservative and, more importantly, pro-life. For the past four presidential elections, Brazil has chosen left-leaning candidates. 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