Pope calls abortion "white glove" equivalent of Nazi crimes

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2. Francis' native Argentina, as it happens, is close to legalizing abortion we speak.

Their lower house passed the bill 129 to 125, though it faces an uphill battle in the senate.

Interestingly, though most of Macri's right-wing PRO voted against it, Macri, who's always been staunchly pro-life (even in cases of rape, or health risk) has himself recently come out in favor of abortion rights, and has pledged to sign the bill (he's a slippery one though, so that remains to be seen).

The bill would guarantee access to abortion on the woman's sole prerogative until the 14th week, and with physician approval afterward.

Abortion up to now in Argentina (since 1921) has been legal only in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the mother's life.

Nevertheless, anywhere from 150,000 to 400,000 abortions are performed in the country annually. Some 10,000 women a year are hospitalized as a result, and around 50 die.

I wish the Vatican would remember that.