Alberto Fernandez

People are shown holding pipes letting off green smoke with the Argentine capital dome in the distance.

Argentina’s lower house approves bill legalizing abortion

Reproductive rights

Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house on Friday passed a bill that would legalize elective abortions to the 14th week of pregnancy, a proposal from President Alberto Fernández in response to long-sought demands from women’s rights activists in the homeland of Pope Francis.

Argentina's presidential candidate Alberto Fernández and his running mate former President Cristina Kirchner embrace each other during a closing campaign rally in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Oct. 24, 2019.

Economic crisis unites Argentina’s fractured Peronist movement