Abortion-rights activists rally outside Congress as lawmakers debate a bill on its legalization, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.
The lower house is expected to vote on a legal abortion bill presented by President Alberto Fernndez.
It is a historic demand and it has to do with solving a public health problem,โ Laura Salomรฉ, an abortion rights activist, said outside congress.
Abortion rights and anti-abortion demonstrators gathered in separate, designated areas under tight security.
Minors under 16 years old who seek an abortion can exercise โtheir rights through their legal representatives,โ according to the bill.