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August 17, 2018

Argentina: After Senate Rejects Pro-Choice Law, Woman Dies from Banned Abortion
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In Argentina, a 34-year-old woman has died after attempting to induce a
miscarriage. It's the first reported death from an outlawed, unsafe
abortion since Argentina's Senate rejected legislation to legalize
abortion last week. The decision dealt a blow to women's health and
reproductive rights groups. The powerful Catholic Church had lobbied
heavily against legalizing abortion. Currently, abortion in Argentina is
banned except in cases of rape or when the mother's life is at risk.
Dozens of Argentine women die every year as a result of unsafe illegal
abortions.


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