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Ok, except he didn't legalize abortion: ‘Ghosts from the past’: fears of abortion setback after Milei wins in Argentina
Newly elected president and far-right libertarian has vowed to repeal country’s 2020 landmark legalisation of abortion
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/20/argentina-milei-abortion-womens-rights

If Milei had it would have been a real policy outlier.

Abortion access is dwindling in Milei’s Argentina, three years after legalization

By Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN en Español
Published 8:22 PM EDT, Tue October 29, 2024
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Since the start of his administration, the government of Argentina’s President Javier Milei halted the purchase of essential supplies for abortion access and has not delivered a single box of misoprostol, mifepristone, or manual vacuum aspiration cannulas, essential elements to guarantee abortion access for pregnant individuals, according to an information request filed by rights group Amnesty International.

Abortions were legalized in Argentina in 2021 in all cases up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. According to the legislation, a person who wants an abortion has the right to do so safely and free of charge.
Milei speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 24, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.
Milei speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 24, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

However, exercising this right is becoming increasingly difficult in the country this past year, as confirmed by organizations dedicated to monitoring reproductive rights in Argentina, such as Amnesty International, the Latin American team of Justice and Gender, and the Safe Abortion Access Network, among others.

According to the report presented in May by the National Directorate of Sexual and Reproductive Health of Argentina’s Ministry of Health, the distribution of medications and equipment for manual vacuum aspiration had not been carried out until that month due to lack of stock, and the guarantee of these supplies for the remaining months would depend on the progress of the public tender, which at the time of the official response, was underway.

Amnesty International made a new information request to follow up on this issue in September. To date, the government has not responded to this new request. CNN reiterated the inquiry and has also not received a response.
Searching for a workaround

As a last resort, María searched for alternatives online. This is how she came across Amnesty International...

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/29/americas/argentina-abortion-access-javier-milei-intl-latam/index.html