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These strict laws are currently being challenged. In January 2015, President Michelle Bachelet announced that she would send a draft bill to Congress. This bill would decriminalize abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy (18 weeks, if the woman is under 14 years old) in the following cases: when the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy, when the pregnancy is the result of rape, and when the fetus will not survive the pregnancy. In March 2016, the bill passed in the Chamber of Deputies with a surprising vote from a member of the Christian Democrats (the party that has opposed the bill).<ref>[http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Chiles-Abortion-Bill-Approved-by-Senate-Commission-20160906-0031.html Chile's Abortion Bill Approved by Senate Commission]</ref> It now needs Senate approval to become an official law.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Chile Abortion in Chile]</ref> | These strict laws are currently being challenged. In January 2015, President Michelle Bachelet announced that she would send a draft bill to Congress. This bill would decriminalize abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy (18 weeks, if the woman is under 14 years old) in the following cases: when the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy, when the pregnancy is the result of rape, and when the fetus will not survive the pregnancy. In March 2016, the bill passed in the Chamber of Deputies with a surprising vote from a member of the Christian Democrats (the party that has opposed the bill).<ref>[http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Chiles-Abortion-Bill-Approved-by-Senate-Commission-20160906-0031.html Chile's Abortion Bill Approved by Senate Commission]</ref> It now needs Senate approval to become an official law.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Chile Abortion in Chile]</ref> | ||
If the abortion laws were to be changed, this would be a welcome sign of progress for many Chilean people. Due to the incredibly strict abortion laws, many women have resorted to unsafe clandestine abortions. In fact, Chile has one of the highest abortion rates in Latin America, and 33,000 women are admitted to Chilean hospitals each year to abortion-related causes.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/28/a-crack-in-the-world-s-most-restrictive-abortion-law.html A Crack in the World’s Most Restrictive Abortion Law]</ref> There is an underground network of pro-choice doctors and feminist in Chile who help women procure Misoprostol (also known as "the abortion pill") on the black market. However, | If the abortion laws were to be changed, this would be a welcome sign of progress for many Chilean people. Due to the incredibly strict abortion laws, many women have resorted to unsafe clandestine abortions. In fact, Chile has one of the highest abortion rates in Latin America, and 33,000 women are admitted to Chilean hospitals each year to abortion-related causes.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/28/a-crack-in-the-world-s-most-restrictive-abortion-law.html A Crack in the World’s Most Restrictive Abortion Law]</ref> There is an underground network of pro-choice doctors and feminist in Chile who help women procure Misoprostol (also known as "the abortion pill") on the black market. However, poor women often attempt to induce the abortions themselves, which often has dangerous consequences. | ||
For more details on Chilean abortion laws, you can check out this [http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/10/20/497983252/chiles-president-wants-to-ease-abortion-ban-but-opponents-push-back NPR article from October 2016]. | For more details on Chilean abortion laws, you can check out this [http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/10/20/497983252/chiles-president-wants-to-ease-abortion-ban-but-opponents-push-back NPR article from October 2016]. | ||