In Chile, abortions are only permitted for three reasons: a threat to the life of the mother, serious malformation of the foetus, or rape.
She was referring to dictator Augusto Pinochet’s 1989 repeal of a law allowing abortions on health grounds, which ushered in a total ban on terminations for over 25 years.
His minority Frente Amplio (Broad Front) party faces an uphill battle to get the bill through parliament, with the conservative opposition vehemently opposed to expanding abortion rights.
Decriminalizing abortion under all circumstances is a long-standing demand of feminist groups in Chile.
Boric, who became Chile’s youngest-ever leader in 2021 aged 35, failed in his bid to put expanded abortion rights in a new proposed constitution in 2022.
Voters however rejected the draft charter.
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