'Chile’s inclusion of the right to an abortion in the Constitution has shown the rest of Latin American countries that are still struggling with restrictive policies that total bans can be reversed.'
that will “re-found” the country. Every aspect of the political system is on the table for discussion. Having been at the center of these protests together with student and Indigenous movements, feminists are now making sure that feminism will be one of the guiding principles of the new Chile, legal abortion being one more step towards forging this path.
“Chile is not a conservative society as many claim, but it has a conservative political elite that is not in touch with the rest of society.”, a former student movement leader, won the presidential elections. He is 36 years old and represents a new Chilean left. It appears that the renewal of the old conservative political elite has begun.
The regulation of abortion is no exception: In 1989, Pinochet banned abortion under all circumstances right before leaving power. It was not until 2017 that the country was able to get rid of this ban and allow for some legal exceptions such as cases of rape, threat to the life of the woman and fetal malformations incompatible with life outside the womb. That legislative change took place under the administration of Michelle Bachelet , the first woman president.
in the world to ensure gender parity and to guarantee 17 seats for Indigenous peoples and a 5 percent quota for people with disabilities.—a significant symbolic step in a country whose politics has been dominated by European-white origin immigrants. The convention also showed a large representation from the left and independent candidates: 53 and 48 out of 155 seats, respectively.
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