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Chilean Government Reactivates Debate on Legal Abortion

In early 2025, the Chilean government plans to submit legislation to the Chamber of Deputies aiming to legalize abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
This initiative follows President Gabriel Boric's 2024 pledge and aims to expand legal access beyond the current law allowing abortion under three limited grounds since 2017.
The bill has drawn support from the ruling coalition and feminist groups, while the opposition and the Catholic Church have expressed strong rejection, highlighting ongoing social divisions.
Deputy Helia Molina called it "tremendous news for the country," while opponents like Evelyn Matthei argue the bill "has nothing to do with women's rights" and criticize its timing amid other crises.
The bill's presentation marks a significant step in Chile's reproductive rights debate but faces a challenging legislative path likely to deepen political polarization.

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PC, PPD and FA Dedramatize Criticism of the Government's Timing for the Entry of the Legal Abortion Project - La Tercera

This week the government will enter the legal abortion project in the Chamber of Deputies.The announcement, which was delivered by the Minister of Women and Gender Equity, Antonia Orellana, has aroused some criticisms that point to the timing that the government will enter the initiative to Congress.Consulted in this regard, representatives of the ruling party dedramatized this reproach and supported the government.

3 days ago·Chile

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Elizalde and Legal Abortion: "I See a Lot of Men Talking About This Topic, I Think It's Good to Listen to Women"

The Minister of the Interior, Alvaro Elizalde, reiterated the need to "give the debate" about the entry of the legal abortion bill, in responding to questions from both the opposition and government sectors. In an interview with Radio Infinita, he said that "we believe it is important that a democracy of the 21st century [...] The Elizalde entry and legal abortion: "I see a lot of man talking about this issue, I think it is good to listen to wom…

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Our Lives at the Center: A Broad Call for Social Mobilization for Legal Abortion

An independent journalism research medium in Chile, focused on current news reports and providing quality information to the citizens.

17 hours ago

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Member of Parliament Francesca Muñoz Rejects Legal Abortion Project and Warns on Its Consequences for Chile

The presidential candidate of the Social Christian Party (PSC), announced that she will vote against the legal initiative, after the government will officially admit him to the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies this Wednesday. The deputy and presidential candidate of the Social Christian Party (PSC), Francesca Muñoz, expressed her firm rejection of the bill that the government presented this Wednesday to regulate the voluntary interruption of pre…

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Government of Chile Presents Legal Abortion without Cause Promised by President Boric

The Chilean Minister of Women and Gender Equity, Antonia Orellana, presented on Wednesday a bill to legalize abortion without cause until week 14, one of the great promises of the president, Gabriel Boric, and one of the main desires of feminist organizations.

2 days ago·Lima, Peru

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Government of Chile to Present Project to Legalize Abortion - Radio Rebelde

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Santiago de Chile, 28 May (Prensa Latina).- The Chilean government will present to the National Congress today a bill to legalize abortion, as announced by the Minister of Women, Antonia Orellana. Although not much details of the initiative are known, one of the proposals is that the voluntary interruption of pregnancy can be extended to 14 weeks. At present abortion is only allowed for three reasons: when it comes to r…

2 days ago

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