Legalizing abortion in Argentina...?
not everyone is being held hostage to fundamentalist religious dogma and junk science...
[T]he Ministry of Health [Argentina] estimates that 500,000 pregnancies are terminated every year through clandestine abortions, which have become the leading cause of maternal mortality in Argentina. The same holds true in neighbouring Uruguay, where abortion is also illegal except in certain highly limited circumstances.
In November 2004, Argentine Health Minister Ginés González García admitted that abortion had become such a major health problem in the country that it would be wise to begin discussing its legalisation.
His stance, which is not shared by President Néstor Kirchner, drew furious opposition from the Catholic Church and conservative sectors. But others hailed it as a positive step forward.
The minister was the driving force behind the country's first sexual and reproductive health legislation, through which contraceptives are provided free of charge in public hospitals.
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[T]he Ministry of Health [Argentina] estimates that 500,000 pregnancies are terminated every year through clandestine abortions, which have become the leading cause of maternal mortality in Argentina. The same holds true in neighbouring Uruguay, where abortion is also illegal except in certain highly limited circumstances.
In November 2004, Argentine Health Minister Ginés González García admitted that abortion had become such a major health problem in the country that it would be wise to begin discussing its legalisation.
His stance, which is not shared by President Néstor Kirchner, drew furious opposition from the Catholic Church and conservative sectors. But others hailed it as a positive step forward.
The minister was the driving force behind the country's first sexual and reproductive health legislation, through which contraceptives are provided free of charge in public hospitals.
i have been most impressed with argentina's p.r. campaign advocating condoms and safe sex... from billboards in the subte (the buenos aires subway system) to ads on tv, it focuses on information and education - as it should... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
5/30/2005
