Argentine Supreme Court rules women free to terminate pregnancies resulting from rapes

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Argentine Supreme Court rules women free to terminate pregnancies resulting from rapes
By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, March 13, 2:28 PM

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s Supreme Court has ruled that any rape victim can get an abortion, setting a historic precedent in a country where abortions are generally illegal.

Until now, it has been up to a judge to decide which rape victims can get abortions, and generally only women with mental disabilities have been approved. In several well-publicized cases, even young girls who had been raped were forced to carry out their pregnancies.

The Supreme Court now says no rape victim can be punished for terminating a pregnancy. And they no longer need a court order. All they need to provide to a doctor is a sworn declaration.

The Roman Catholic Church is condemning Tuesday’s unanimous ruling, saying abortions are wrong even in the event of a rape.


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[lsewpershad]

1. is the Catholic

church losing it's grip?????? about time. The CHURCH did not create us.... we created the church... the POOP and his henchmen should always remember that.

[iandhr]

2. I have always said...

...progress comes one step at a time.

[SemperEadem]

3. it's time for the catholic church

to get their noses out of what doesn't concern them.

Argentina is free to govern the way it sees fit, not how the bishop of rome sees fit.

[christx30]

4. There are still some

in the US that want to ban all abortions, no matter how the pregnancy started, even in cases of rape. They say it would be too hard to prove a rape happened. I read a 300+ thread today about this very thing. One of the guys even called the woman an "ark" and that she has no right to make any decision about it. So the rapist has more rights than her in determining if a baby is going to be born from her womb.
Made me sick to read it. But you gotta know what the enemy is saying, otherwise you can't counter it.

[Dawson Leery]

5. The church is the inferior to sovereign and free society.

[joshcryer]

6. Sadly, Latin America is way behind on choice rights for women.

Cuba is the only Latin American country that has US/Canada-style protections for choice. Though the war on women here in the US is trying to erode that.

[L. Coyote]

7. Who needs a "war on religion" when they earnestly work towards their own demise?

Boycott religion, and tax them like everyone else gets taxed. Why should the public subsidize delusions?

[Beacool]

8. Abortion for rape victims was not totally illegal.

The main difference was that it had been up to a judge to give the authorization.

The Catholic Church's objections ring of hypocrisy considering the length of time that church officials covered up for the rape and abuse of children.

[Marrah_G]

9. If I believed in hell there would be a special place in it for "The Church"

Why don't they stick to doing the things their God talked about...instead of hyper-focusing on women's genitalia and the promotion and defense of rapist priests.