Government Unurgently Introduces Abortion Project to Congress: Passes by Commissions of Constitution, Finance and Health

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On Monday afternoon, the government entered into Congress the draft law on legal abortion that proposes the voluntary termination of pregnancy until 14 weeks.From Parliament, the Minister of Women, Antonia Orellana, reported that the Chamber of Deputies defined that the text should be passed during its procedure by the committees on Constitution, Finance and Health. On the occasion, the necessary majority was not achieved for the initiative to b…

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Abortion in Chile is currently legal only on three grounds: danger to the mother's life, fetal inviability and pregnancy due to rape, with specific time limits. Apart from these exceptions, termination of pregnancy remains penalized. On 28 May, President Gabriel Boric's Government presented a bill to decriminalize voluntary abortion until 14 weeks of pregnancy, without needing to justify causality. The proposal seeks to guarantee access in the p…

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The majority required for the initiative to be seen in the Women and Gender Equity Commission was not achieved.