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 ...

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 ...

Chile's divisive battle over abortion rights could get a central role in the Andean country's planned new constitution after an assembly voted to approve part of the draft text that calls on the ...

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.

Abortion Has Been Banned in Chile for 30 Years, but Lawmakers are Having a Change of Heart. Published Jul 19, 2017 at 3:17 PM EDT Updated Jul 19, 2017 at 4:21 PM EDT.

Although Chile’s 1931 health code legalized abortion in limited circumstances, a law passed in 1989 banned it under all circumstances. In addition to Chile, the procedure continues to be fully ...

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.

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.

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.

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.