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Young representatives from various political sources such as Socialist Youth, Radical Youth, Juventud Pro, La Cámpora, Franja Morada, MNR, Libres del Sur, Juventud PTP, Nuevo Encuentro and Secundaria UES signed a petition for legal, safe and free abortion. The criminalization of abortion and the criminal responsibility of women comes at a time when political and civil laws have established women`s legal incapacity and submission to marital authority. [15] Law No. 27.610 of 30 December 2020 stipulates that induced abortion is legal and free, in cases already authorized since 1921 (therapeutic abortion and rape) or in all other cases where the pregnancy does not exceed the fourteenth week inclusive. The law entered into force on 24 July. January 2021 after the proclamation of the President of the Nation, Alberto Fernández, in force throughout the national territory. In mid-March 2018, the newspaper Clarín published an article compiling the results of six surveys conducted by consultants in the country. In each of them, opinion for the legalization of abortion is in the majority. [102] For its part, the French consulting firm Ipsos published its annual survey in 2018, which shows that 74% accept the legalization of abortion in Argentina.
More than sixty Irish congressmen and senators have signed a letter calling on the Argentine Senate to legalize abortion. Among the signatories are Labour members, Fine Gael, Social Democrats, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, the latter with a signatory representing the whole party. [243] Mónica Silvana González, deputy in the Madrid Assembly and secretary for social movements and diversity CEF PSOE, spoke out in favor of legalizing abortion. Activists from the Polish Women`s Strike, a coalition of women`s rights groups, supported the demand for legal abortion in Argentina. [244] Chilean feminists spoke out in an open letter from the Movimiento SOL (Frente Amplio) for legal abortion in Argentina. [245] In Brazil, feminist activists from the Pão e Rosas group demonstrated in solidarity with Argentina`s demand for legal abortion. More than 100 Paraguayan feminists demonstrated in their country on June 12 for the decriminalization of abortion in Argentina. [246] In France, striking railway workers show solidarity with Argentina`s demand for abortion rights. [247] AIUSA Women`s Rights, the part of Amnesty International USA that defends gender, sexuality and identity[248] and promotes women`s human rights around the world, has advocated for the legalization of abortion.
On Tuesday 7 August 2018, Amnesty International published coverage for the legalisation of abortion in the New York Times International. [249] The International Planned Parenthood Federation also defends the project via social media. [250] SiPreBA, the Buenos Aires press union, supports the law legalizing abortion. [229] Supporters will receive the Internal Commission of Press Delegates of Canal 13/TN, the Internal Commission of Workers of Clarín, Olé, AGEA magazines and digital platforms, the Assembly of Workers of the newspaper La Nación, the Assembly of Press Workers of Public Television, the Assembly of Press Workers of Grupo Veintitrés, the Internal Trade Union Committee of the Press of Radio Nacional, the internal committee of employees of Telefe Noticias. 183 ATE Capital employees signed an open letter in support of the National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion project. Workers from the Metro and Premetro Workers` Trade Union Association, Suteba, CTA and other trade union organizations also support the legalization of abortion. [230] He was arrested on the 28th. It was launched in May 2005, the International Day of Action for Women`s Health, and has since had the capacity and strength to simultaneously coordinate activities in different parts of the country under the slogan: “Decide on sex education, do not abort contraceptives, legal abortion so as not to die”.
In the National Congress, bills in favour of voluntary abortion have been introduced on several occasions.