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The Surprising Politics Behind Argentina’s Abortion Debate

By Lucia He

Pro-choice advocates see hope in an unexpected move by a center-right president.

BUENOS AIRES – When Lola Cufré joins thousands in Buenos Aires on March 8, International Women’s Day, in a march for women’s rights, among them the right to safe abortion, she will do it so other women can avoid her own near-death experience.

Cufré was 32 when, as a cancer patient and a mother of two, she learned she had become pregnant during chemotherapy. Doctors warned her life would be at risk if she gave birth.

Though Argentine law allows for abortion when the mother’s...

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