Argentina’s Abortion Law Enters Force

On 24th January, 2021, Argentina’s abortion law that allows abortion up to 14th week of pregnancy came into force, after being passed by the National Congress in December 2020.

  • With this, Argentina becomes only the third South American country to permit elective abortions, alongside Uruguay, which decriminalised the practice in 2012, and Guyana, where it is legal since 1995.
  • A previous abortion bill was voted down by Argentine lawmakers in 2018 by a narrow margin. But this time it was backed by the centre-left government, boosted by the so-called “piba” revolution, an Argentine slang used for young girls.

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