FILE PHOTO: People attend a demonstration in favour of legalising abortion, outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 4, 2020 REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's lower house of Congress approved a bill to legalize abortion in the early hours of Friday morning, a big step forward for the legislation that could set the tone for a wider shift in conservative Latin America.
The draft law, which would allow the legal termination of pregnancies up to the 14th week, was passed with 131 votes in favor, 117 against and six abstentions. It will now move up to the Senate, where an even tighter vote is expected.
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