As the United States loses a five-decade-old right to abortion, Chile -- long one of Latin America's most conservative countries -- is gearing up to enshrine the same right in its constitution.
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Protesters walk past a mural reading "there's always hope" during a demonstration in downtown Los Angeles on June 26, 2022, two days after the US Supreme Court released a decision on Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization, striking down the right to abortion.: If Chile's first post-dictatorship constitution gets approved, Chile will become the first in majority Catholic Latin America to guarantee the right to "voluntary termination of abortion." -- Photo: Apu Gomes / AFP
2022-06-27 10:27:16
As the United States loses a five-decade-old right to abortion, Chile -- long one of Latin America's most conservative countries -- is gearing up to enshrine the same right in its constitution.
It is a guarantee hard fought for by supporters of abortion rights, but a final hurdle remains: Chile's first post-dictatorship constitution will be put to a referendum on September 4.
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