Abortion has been a deeply divisive topic in Chile, but there may be signs that is changing. Activists march during a demonstration in favour of free abortion in Santiago, Chile, on July 25, 2019 ...

Chile's proposed law would decriminalize abortion and allow for the termination of pregnancies up to 14 weeks under any circumstance, putting the country on par with neighboring Argentina.

Abortion has constituted a crime in Chile since 1874. The 1874 penal code, still in force, prohibits abortion in all cases. In 1931, a national health law (Código Sanitario) ...

Chile is one of seven countries in the world that forbid abortion under all circumstances. The others are Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Vatican City and Malta.

Since 2017, Chile has allowed abortion only under three circumstances: when the mother's life is at risk, in cases of a non-viable fetus, and in cases of rape.

Demonstrators in Chile gather to protest in favour of abortion rights, among other things, on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023 [Charis McGowan/Al Jazeera] Pinochet legacy.

Currently, abortion is legal in Chile only when the mother's life is at risk, if the fetus would not survive the pregnancy or during the first 12 weeks if the fetus is the product of rape.

For most of Chile’s democratic history, abortion had been prohibited. In 2017, the Chilean Senate approved exceptions in cases of rape, fetal inviability and risk to the mother’s life.

A clause in the draft of Chile’s new constitution that would have annulled current abortion rules in the South American country failed to reach enough support in a vote Friday.

VALPARAISO, Chile (Reuters) -An effort by Chilean President Gabriel Boric to expand abortion rights in the final months of his administration could finally give him a progressive legacy after ...

VALPARAISO, Chile - An effort by Chilean President Gabriel Boric to expand abortion rights in the final months of his administration could finally give him a progressive legacy after three years ...