Abortion Legalization Bill Goes to a Vote in Argentina Senate
- Lower house narrowly approved bill, Senate seen rejecting it
- President Macri surprised country by proposing bill in March
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Argentina’s Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a proposal to legalize abortion that has divided the population and drawn international attention to the South American country.
The session is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. local time and voting isn’t likely to begin before the evening. The lower house narrowly approved the bill, but the Senate is likely to reject it based on counts from the nation’s largest newspapers. President Mauricio Macri said he won’t pressure his party members to vote in any particular way and won’t veto the bill either.