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Argentina abortion vote divides the nation, from senators to doctors

The senate votes this week on a potentially groundbreaking bill to legalise voluntary abortion. Opponents include some doctors and health facilities

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Argentina’s senate during a vote in 2017 | Senado de Argentina. Public domain

While Argentina’s congress struggles to pass a potentially groundbreaking bill to legalise voluntary abortion in the country, further battles loom: in hospitals and in courts, over the implementation and enforcement of the law.