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Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill (Argentina)

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The sanctions in the penal code remain for the cases when a medic performs an abortion without the woman's authorization. A medic that performs an abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy without it being among the accepted cases may be sentenced to prison, from three months to a year. A medic who
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Once the woman informs her desire to abort, the health-care facility has a maximum of five days to perform it. The pre-abortion interviews are restricted to information about abortion methods, and may not attempt to discourage the woman from aborting. The process must keep the identity of the woman
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delays, obstructs, or refuses to perform an abortion may be sentenced to prison, from six months to two years, and disqualified from legal practice of medicine for twice the length of the sentence. If this refusal led to the birth of the baby, the prison term is to be from two to five years.
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that would be modified. In all other cases, it uses the term "voluntary termination of pregnancy". It also makes reference to both women and people that may become pregnant, in reference to cases of
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for general legislation, health, penal legislation, and family. It was approved by 64 to 57 votes, which allowed it to be discussed by the chamber itself. The bill was approved by the
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An abortion may be performed during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, with no requirements other than the woman's desire. After that point, an abortion may be performed in the case of
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confidential. All health-care facilities, both public and private, must guarantee to perform abortions in the time required, and for free. Judicial authorizations are not needed.
169:. Those three cases may allow abortion at any point of the pregnancy, even in its last stages. In the case of rape, a woman only needs to sign an oath, without needing to make a 1295: 299:) are also divided over the project. During the preliminary discussions in the Senate, there were conflicting views over the chance of doctors refusing to perform abortions as 779: 264:, is strongly opposed to the right to abortion. She suspected that some legislators were instructed to vote in support of the bill, and threatened to leave the coalition. 801: 1290: 449: 1255: 1031: 1342: 1457: 712: 331: 1285: 1021: 559: 533: 824: 979: 916: 1310: 1452: 279:, chief of the cabinet of ministers, confirmed that Macri would honor the result of the discussion, and would not veto the bill if approved. 1332: 756: 1280: 1052: 759:[Mauricio Macri in the Congress, relive the minute by minute of the Legislative assembly] (in Spanish). La Nación. 1 March 2018 420: 1437: 1272: 1248: 1184: 734: 847: 588: 737:[Abortion: Why does the project talk about "women and people that may become pregnant"] (in Spanish). Clarín. 12 June 2018 391: 643: 478: 1357: 1057: 1047: 782:[The project for the legalization of abortion got dictum in the committees: 64 for, 57 against] (in Spanish). La Nación 893: 1300: 1011: 66: 1397: 1241: 1180: 1153: 233: 229: 104: 42: 195:
in schools and policies to prevent unwanted pregnancies. It also requires the collection of abortion-related statistics.
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do not require parental authorization to abort. There is no limit on the number of times a woman may perform abortions.
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In 2020, the bill was sent to Congress once again (with some modifications) by the administration of new
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In 2018, the bill was introduced into the legislative agenda, with the approval of then-
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by a narrow margin of 129 to 125 votes. The proposal divided both the legislators of
192: 127: 848:"Debate por el aborto: Peña insistió en que Macri no vetará la ley si es sancionada" 506:"Argentina abortion: President Alberto Fernández is to present new bill to Congress" 1201: 1112: 593: 560:"El Senado esta vez se vistió de verde y el aborto legal ya es ley en la Argentina" 483: 217: 74: 38: 425: 396: 364:"La legalización del aborto en el Congreso, un proyecto que suma firmas cada año" 1379: 825:"Macri recibió anoche a la UCR para limar asperezas tras las críticas de Carrió" 174: 713:"Las "perlas" del proyecto de legalización del aborto que se vota en Diputados" 917:"Los cruces con el ministro Rubinstein dominaron la audiencia sobre el aborto" 166: 949: 261: 237: 81: 70: 735:"Aborto: por qué el proyecto se refiere a "mujeres y personas gestantes"" 620: 534:"Lawmakers in lower house approve bill to legalise abortion in Argentina" 510: 368: 268: 147: 77: 950:
Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law as approved by the Senate (2020)
450:"La Cámara de Diputados aprobó el aborto legal y ahora define el Senado" 454: 392:"Cronología de los intentos de legalización del aborto en la Argentina" 311:
considered instead that a state-enforced killing would be similar to a
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in the media, the bill was approved by the internal commissions of the
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2018 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina
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Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal, Seguro y Gratuito
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National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe, and Free Abortion
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by a 129 to 125 margin on 13 June 2018, but failed to pass the
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Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
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opposed it, claiming that everybody should obey the law.
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Politi, Daniel; Londoño, Ernesto (30 December 2020).
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Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill (Argentina)
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Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy Bill (Argentina)
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He also accused him of having ties with the 150:" when it makes references to articles of the 1249: 1032:2019 Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay blackout 973: 587:Phillips, Tom; Goñi, Uki (30 December 2020). 191:The bill also instructs the establishment of 8: 41:during the treatment of the IVE bill by the 332:International Planned Parenthood Federation 59:Ley de Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo 1256: 1242: 1234: 1001: 980: 966: 958: 706: 704: 702: 700: 698: 696: 260:, one of the most influential figures of 146:The text of the bill only uses the term " 1318:Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill 1296:Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity 287:The Peronist factions in Argentina (the 28: 355: 184:Medics are allowed to claim themselves 111:on 8 August 2018 by a 38 to 31 margin. 51:Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law 1286:2018–present Argentine monetary crisis 1022:2018–present Argentine monetary crisis 1070:of the National Congress of Argentina 7: 1333:Mercosur Waterways diplomatic crisis 130:nation to legalize abortion, after 1185:Spying on families of ARA San Juan 25: 1393: 1392: 1341: 1111: 846:Jaime Rosemberg (11 July 2018). 823:Mariano Obarrio (11 July 2018). 267:Víctor Fernández, archbishop of 216:encouraged the discussion of an 124:legalizing abortion in Argentina 1458:Presidency of Alberto Fernández 915:Gustavo Ybarra (25 July 2018). 892:Gustavo Ybarra (23 July 2018). 869:Gustavo Ybarra (11 July 2018). 271:, asked the president to use a 1012:Inauguration of Mauricio Macri 711:Claudia Peiro (12 June 2018). 624:(in Spanish). 30 December 2020 568:(in Spanish). 30 December 2020 540:(in Spanish). 11 December 2020 400:(in Spanish). 28 December 2020 1: 1181:Disappearance of ARA San Juan 1154:Buenos Aires wiretapping case 448:Shaw, Marcos (14 June 2018). 419:Ini, Candela (2 March 2018). 234:Argentine Chamber of Deputies 230:Argentine Chamber of Deputies 1453:Presidency of Mauricio Macri 1027:2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit 778:Laura Serra (12 June 2018). 1164:Death of Santiago Maldonado 1068:Opening of regular sessions 477:Goñi, Uki (9 August 2018). 372:(in Spanish). 22 March 2018 1474: 1438:Abortion in South America 1389: 1339: 1109: 1099:State of the State report 1311:VIP vaccination scandal 804:. 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Index

Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy Bill (Argentina)

Congressional Plaza
Buenos Aires
Chamber of Deputies
Spanish
National Congress
Argentina
legalizing
abortion
Argentina
National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe, and Free Abortion
PRO
Mauricio Macri
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Justicialist Party
Alberto Fernández
legalizing abortion in Argentina
Latin American
Uruguay
Cuba
abortion
penal code
transgender pregnancy
rape
stillbirth
criminal complaint
Minors
conscientious objectors

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