In response to President Alberto Fernández’s attempt to legalise abortion in Argentina, the country’s bishops’ conference has dubbed his new abortion bill as “untenable and inappropriate”.
President Fernández, who only entered office last year, pledged to introduce abortion legislation as part of his campaign pledge. After being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the bill is now set to be debated.
However, local Catholic bishops have stated that the attempt to make abortion legal “contradicts the discourse that says that taking care of all Argentines is a priority”.
It is expected that the bill will be introduced later this week for legislative discussion in the Argentine Congress.
In 2018 Argentina rejected another bill to legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
SPUC comment
A SPUC spokesperson said: “This development is hugely concerning and shows that the battle against the push to legalise abortion is constant in Argentina, even during a global pandemic.
“We can only hope and pray that the Catholic bishops and pro-life organisations in the country can give a voice to the large number of Argentines who oppose the bill and seek to protect the unborn.”
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