chiles bachelet signs bill to allow some abortions
Last Updated : GMT 09:03:51
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
Last Updated : GMT 09:03:51
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

In certain cases

Chile's Bachelet signs bill to allow some abortions

Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Chile's Bachelet signs bill to allow some abortions

Michelle Bachelet
Santiago - Al Maghrib Today

Chile's socialist president Michelle Bachelet on Thursday signed into law landmark legislation to decriminalize abortion in certain cases, ending a strict ban in effect for decades.

Parliament passed the bill last month after more than two years of wrangling and a constitutional court challenge brought by conservatives opposed to the reform.

"We, the women of Chile, have conquered or regained a basic right, that of being able to decide for ourselves when faced with extreme cases" Bachelet, a pediatrician by training, told an audience of about 1,500, most of them women, at the signing event at La Moneda presidential palace.

The law will allow abortion in cases of rape, threat to the mother's life or deadly birth defects.

Opponents say the law violates the fetus's right to life, as enshrined in the constitution.

The law, which polls show has 70 percent support among Chileans, marks a major change in the once-conservative country, one of the last developed countries to recognize divorce, in 2004.

Abortion under any circumstances was strictly outlawed in Chile in 1989, during the final days of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

For more than 50 years before that, abortion was permitted if the mother's life was in danger or if the fetus was not viable.

Bachelet has focused on a series of social reforms in the latter half of her second term, which ends next March.

Last month, Bachelet introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage and open the door for adoption by same-sex couples.

almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday

GMT 13:35 2018 Sunday ,21 January

Mass crowds rally for anti-Trump

GMT 10:35 2018 Saturday ,20 January

New Zealand PM says she's having a baby

GMT 10:17 2018 Friday ,19 January

California couple who held 13 children captive

GMT 10:23 2018 Thursday ,18 January

Despite reforms, Saudi women still silenced

GMT 10:58 2018 Wednesday ,17 January

Danish inventor Peter Madsen charged

GMT 12:21 2018 Tuesday ,16 January

2 Morocco female porters die in border stampede

GMT 09:47 2018 Monday ,15 January

Sri Lanka president restores ban

GMT 12:13 2018 Saturday ,13 January

Saudi women to attend football game
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

chiles bachelet signs bill to allow some abortions chiles bachelet signs bill to allow some abortions

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

chiles bachelet signs bill to allow some abortions chiles bachelet signs bill to allow some abortions

 



Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017

GMT 09:22 2018 Monday ,22 January

Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way

GMT 11:03 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Modern colorful bedroom renovation

GMT 10:57 2017 Thursday ,21 December

Modern colorful bedroom renovation
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president

GMT 13:56 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Turkey detains dozens more

GMT 10:47 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

Turkey detains dozens more
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today The Rake announces editorial updates

GMT 10:46 2018 Tuesday ,16 January

The Rake announces editorial updates
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Europe brings on charm and blue skies

GMT 11:51 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Europe brings on charm and blue skies
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today For the Variety of Interior Design Styles

GMT 10:46 2017 Tuesday ,19 December

For the Variety of Interior Design Styles
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today US Christian tourists see deep meaning

GMT 13:44 2018 Monday ,22 January

US Christian tourists see deep meaning
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Amazon to open first cashierless shop

GMT 10:03 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Amazon to open first cashierless shop

GMT 13:12 2017 Thursday ,20 April

Deputy premier meets Arab League chief

GMT 16:39 2017 Saturday ,04 March

East Libyan forces clash with rivals near oil ports

GMT 14:57 2017 Tuesday ,18 July

Najwa Karam’s tweets were to greet army

GMT 13:26 2017 Thursday ,28 September

Qatar urged to protect 800,000 labourers from deadly heat

GMT 11:13 2016 Saturday ,16 January

Ski World Cup downhill hit by snow

GMT 14:32 2017 Friday ,01 September

FM describes insurgents coalition as illegal marriage

GMT 18:42 2012 Thursday ,07 June

Ruthin Castle to open The Moat Spa

GMT 13:56 2012 Monday ,16 January

Colourful splashes of paint \'dancing\' to sound

GMT 11:22 2012 Saturday ,12 May

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

GMT 11:06 2017 Monday ,01 May

Workshop on Sukuk Model Law project held

GMT 02:04 2017 Saturday ,21 January

Libya pro-government forces say seize Sirte

GMT 19:01 2013 Wednesday ,13 November

Motorola unveils affordable Moto G smartphone

GMT 10:40 2015 Monday ,26 January

Abu Dhabi International Airport sees record traffic

GMT 09:30 2016 Wednesday ,21 December

Robot gives rare glimpse under Antarctic sea ice

GMT 15:12 2012 Tuesday ,29 May

Why you\'re still not married

GMT 17:22 2012 Thursday ,22 November

Cosmetic brand Pixi unveils SS13 collection

GMT 12:59 2014 Tuesday ,16 September

0.5m school students resume studying in Gaza

GMT 04:28 2016 Monday ,03 October

Azalea blames love life for album delay
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
 
 Almaghrib Today Facebook,almaghrib today facebook  Almaghrib Today Twitter,almaghrib today twitter Almaghrib Today Rss,almaghrib today rss  Almaghrib Today Youtube,almaghrib today youtube  Almaghrib Today Youtube,almaghrib today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

.almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday almaghribtoday almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
almaghribtoday, Almaghribtoday, Almaghribtoday