[ti:Operations Ending Pregnancies Legalized in Pope's Native Argentina]
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[00:00.04]Argentina's Senate passed a law legalizing abortion
[00:06.36]up to the 14th week of pregnancy Wednesday.
[00:11.64]The vote came after the senate debated the measure for 12 hours.
[00:18.24]It is considered a victory for the women's movement
[00:23.84]that has been fighting for the measure for more than 30 years.
[00:30.48]The vote also means that abortion will also be legal
[00:34.92]after the 14th week in cases of rape
[00:39.56]or if there is a danger to the mother's life.
[00:45.72]Argentina's new law might affect the legality of abortion
[00:51.88]across South America, where the operation is mostly illegal.
[01:00.00]The measure passed by a vote of 38 to 29.
[01:05.88]The bill had already been approved
[01:08.96]by Argentina's Chamber of Deputies, the lower house,
[01:14.76]and had the support of President Alberto Fernández.
[01:20.96]"Safe, legal and free abortion is now the law,"
[01:25.32]Fernández wrote on Twitter after the vote.
[01:30.32]During his campaign for the presidency,
[01:33.92]Fernandez had promised to legalize abortion.
[01:38.16]"Today, we are a better society that expands women's rights
[01:43.80]and guarantees public health," he added.
[01:47.88]Argentina, the former home of Pope Francis,
[01:53.08]is the largest Latin American country to legalize abortion.
[01:58.92]The operation is legal in Uruguay, Cuba, Mexico City,
[02:05.40]Mexico's Oaxaca state, the Antilles and French Guiana.
[02:12.32]But it remains largely illegal across South America.
[02:17.96]Outside the Senate, pro- and anti-abortion activists
[02:23.28]gathered, separated by a large barrier.
[02:27.68]The bill's supporters wore the color green
[02:31.48]that represents their abortion rights movement.
[02:35.32]They waved green flags as Vice President
[02:39.64]Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced the result.
[02:45.76]She cried "legal abortion in the hospital!" as the measure was passed.
[02:52.36]Argentina until now has punished women
[02:56.40]and those who help them end pregnancies.
[03:00.12]The only exceptions were cases involving rape
[03:04.20]or a risk to the health of the mother,
[03:07.68]but those were denied in some parts of the country.
[03:12.64]Before the vote, the Roman Catholic bishop's conference
[03:17.44]had denounced the measure as an "obsession."
[03:21.48]Just hours before the Senate debate began Tuesday,
[03:27.04]the Pope tweeted: "The Son of God was born an outcast,
[03:32.32]in order to tell us that every outcast is a child of God."
[03:38.64]Following the vote, the bishops released a statement
[03:42.68]saying the measure "will deepen even further
[03:46.36]the divisions in our country."
[03:49.08]It said the country's leadership was distant
[03:53.08]from the anti-abortion sentiment across the nation.
[03:57.76]Before the vote, the Catholic Church
[04:00.80]had joined forces with evangelical Christians
[04:04.76]in the country in an effort to defeat the measure.
[04:09.44]"The Catholic Church in Argentina has great sway.
[04:14.16]There's a very strong Catholic culture in the political world,"
[04:19.96]sociologist Fortunato Mallimaci told the French News Agency.
[04:26.80]He wrote a book about religion and Argentina.
[04:32.04]Argentine lawmakers rejected an earlier abortion bill in 2018.
[04:38.96]This time, it was supported by the government.
[04:44.24]The outcome was considered uncertain because the political parties
[04:49.60]gave their senators the freedom to vote as they chose.
[04:54.52]Amnesty International celebrated the vote
[04:58.28]as "an inspiration for other countries...and the world."
[05:03.52]Those against the measure watched sadly as the vote took place.
[05:09.36]"These politicians aren't representing the majority," said Luciana Prat.
[05:17.16]"People are against this," she added.
[05:20.72]Government numbers say illegal abortions
[05:24.84]have caused more than 3,000 deaths in the country since 1983.
[05:32.88]The measure permits health professionals and private medical centers
[05:38.00]to refuse to perform abortions.
[05:41.52]But they are required to tell a woman where to go to get the operation.
[05:48.88]An abortion cannot be refused if the woman's life or health is in danger.
[05:57.36]I'm Susan Shand. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM
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