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August 22, 2017

Chile Rolls Back Strict Anti-Abortion Laws Imposed Under Military Dictatorship
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In Chile, pro-choice activists have won a landmark victory, as the
supreme court ruled Monday in favor of legislation that rolls back one
of the world's strictest anti-abortion laws, imposed under Chile's
military dictatorship nearly three decades ago. The court ruling comes
after years of organizing and protest by women across Chile. It will
legalize abortion in cases of rape, when a mother's life is in danger,
or when the fetus is unviable. Chilean women celebrated the court ruling
on Monday.

Chilean activist: "I decide, I decide, I'm free now to decide, I decide,
no shitty conservative is going to tell me what I have to do with my
uterus, I decide."



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