Historical: Argentina legalizes abortion, advances women's rights

Activists who had hoped for the matter were very happy and gathered at the convention palace in Buenos Aires, where they burst into joy as a result of the announcement in the early hours of Wednesday, writes Guardian, records Periscope.

I'm very excited,” said 25-year-old Melanie Marcati. “There are no words to describe what the body feels (suspents) after we have fought for this for so long. I cried a lot, and I waited (to cry). ”

Journalist and activist Ingrid Beck said: “The struggle for women's rights is always tiring, and this time we had to struggle with pandemics, so I'm very happy with the result. ”

The bill, legalising the removal of pregnancy in its first 14 weeks, was approved by Argentina's lower room earlier this month after being taken to congress by the country's leftist president, Alberto Fernandez.

There is a hypocritical Argentina that refuses abortion, as it refused and denied homosexuality,” wrote shortly before he was voted into the case.

Fernandez further said that since the return of democracy in 1983 more than 3 thousand women had died as a result of illegal and uncertain abortions in Argentina.

Argentina only becomes the third South American country to allow abortions, along with Uruguay and Guyana. Periscope