Chilean President Bachelet Proposes Legalizing Abortion In Some Cases

BBC News: Chile’s President Bachelet proposes end to total abortion ban
“Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced plans to end a total ban on abortions in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. Ms. Bachelet has tabled a bill in Congress to legalize abortion in cases of rape or when there is a threat to the mother’s or the baby’s life…” (1/31).

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