Chile Abortion Law

Lawmakers in Chile's lower house of Congress on Thursday approved abortion in limited circumstances, the first step towards lifting a decades-old ban on the practice in the socially conservative South American country.

The president of Chile has sent legislation to Congress proposing to loosen the socially conservative South American nation's total ban on abortions.

Lawmakers in Chile's lower house of Congress on Thursday approved abortion in limited circumstances, the first step towards lifting a decades-old ban on the practice in the socially conservative South American country.

The president of Chile has sent legislation to Congress proposing to loosen the socially conservative South American nation's total ban on abortions.