Viewfinder: Argentina Rejects a Bill to Legalize Abortion

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    Abortion rights activists comfort each other outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 9th, 2018, after senators rejected a bill that would have legalized abortion. Argentine senators voted against the bill on Thursday, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by Congress' lower house in June.

    Abortion rights activists comfort each other outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 9th, 2018, after senators rejected a bill that would have legalized abortion. Argentine senators voted against the bill on Thursday, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by Congress' lower house in June.

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