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Argentina's Senate Poised to Vote on Legalizing Abortion

Reuters

   BUENOS AIRES - Argentina was on the cusp of legalizing abortion Tuesday
   over the objections of its influential Roman Catholic Church, with the
   Senate preparing to vote on a measure that has the backing of the
   ruling party and already has passed in the lower house.
   If passed, the bill would make Argentina the first big country in
   predominantly Catholic Latin America to allow abortion on demand. The
   vote is expected to be close after what was expected to be a marathon
   debate, beginning at 4 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) and likely to stretch
   into Wednesday morning.
   Demonstrators both for and against the bill came from around the
   country to stand vigil in front of the Senate building in Buenos Aires.

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