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Rio de Janeiro: Hundreds of women marched in Rio de Janeiro on Friday to demand the legalisation of abortion in Brazil.
The march followed a breakthrough for abortion supporters in neighbouring Argentina, where the lower house of congress approved a bill this month that would legalise elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
A woman holds a sign with a message that reads in Portuguese: “To survive an abortion is a class privilege,” during a protest demanding the legalization of abortion without exception, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Photo: AP
Carrying banners reading “rich (women) abort but the poor die” and chanting slogans in support of abortion legalization, the protesters in Rio marched from the state assembly to the city council late Friday.
“A woman should not be forced to be a mother” said Tina Tigri, a producer of cultural events who has two children and participated in the protest. “We just want it (abortion) to be legal, safe, in a hospital”
In August, Brazil’s lower house will debate abortion in a public audience. Congress’ decision will help the Supreme Court decide on a case presented last year, when a woman filed a petition to abort because a new child would emotionally and financially affect her family. It is unclear when the Supreme Court will debate the case.
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