Abortions Are Available South of the Border: Argentina, Mexico, Columbia and Chile


As the Catholic Church becomes less powerful politically abortion rights has gained ground. It is happening not only in Latin America but in Ireland.  Anti abortion whackos still carry on in Argentina with many doctors refusing. With more abortions given by medicines their role is declining. Steadily abortions are being made available to poor and rural women. Another part of the abortion rights battle in Argentina is clearing the legal records of women convicted of murder because they had, or someone thought they had, an abortion.

Latin America has been seen for centuries as a bastion of power for the Catholic Church. Its influence over politics there left anti abortion laws in place for a long time. While only a few cases of the many thousands of abortions that took place were successfully prosecuted they were especially unjust. It has been politically smart for governments to shop for cases. A perfect one is a poor women who does not have the where with all to hire a good attorney or any attorney. Off the jail with you, pose here for the press. 

Abortion was criminalized in 1886 in Argentina. In the past eight years there have been about 200 legal case brought against doctors and health care staff. There have been a few dozen cases each year charging women who claim miscarriage with self administered abortion. To any rational observer, anti abortion policing in Argentina is something like the wild west. Every pregnant woman lives in fear of being prosecuted for a miscarriage. When she sought an abortion there was the chance, even though small, of being prosecuted. 

On top of this was the case known world wide of an 11 year old girl who was pregnant from a rape. She was denied an abortion. Doctors performed a C section but the girl died. All of those religious people protesting abortion in the streets and the doctors that refuse to perform them could care less about the death of the eleven year old. Their cause is more important.

While doctors who refuse to perform abortions, Catholic clergy and rebid anti abortion protestors cannot see the injustice of anti abortion laws, a majority of the voting public in these Latin countries recognizes abortion rights must prevail.

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