VOICED : Un veto presidencial agita las aguas del aborto en Ecuador

The video discusses the partial veto by Ecuador's President Guillermo Lazo on a law regulating abortion. The veto reduces the gestation period for legal abortion from 18 to 12 weeks for victims over 18 in urban areas, while maintaining 18 weeks for minors and rural women. A controversial requirement mandates proof of rape for legal abortion. The public, especially feminist groups, reacted with protests. The existing law allows abortion if the mother's life is at risk or in cases of rape involving disabled women. Ecuador still penalizes other abortions with imprisonment. In 2019, significant numbers of young girls and teenagers became mothers, highlighting the issue's urgency.

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