December 30, 2020 01:16 pm | Updated 01:19 pm IST - BUENOS AIRES
Pro-choice demonstrators celebrate after the Senate legalised abortion on December 30, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina on December 30 became the first major country in Latin America to legalise abortion when the Senate voted by 38 in favour to 29 against with one abstention to approve a Bill allowing the procedure through the 14th week of pregnancy, bucking the traditionally strong influence of the Catholic Church in the region.
The contentious vote followed a marathon debate that began at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
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