Abortion rights advocates march in Buenos Aires
Abortion rights advocates march in Buenos Aires
By Euronews • last updated: 29/05/2019 - 04:57
A sea of green surrounded the front of Argentina's National Congress in Buenos Aires as legislation was introduced to decriminalise abortion.
Activists wore the green handkerchiefs that have come to symbolise the effort to legalise elective abortions.
A bill similar to that being introduced gained widespread support but was rejected by the country's Senate last year.
"The only thing I'm hoping for is that they (legislators) vote well and with their conscience this time, that they think of the lives of the girls that have died from secret abortions in subhuman conditions, and that they let it be law (legalisation of abortion)," said Abril Gonzalez - student.
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