Thu Feb 24, 2022 – 2:30 pm ESTWed Feb 23, 2022 – 12:04 pm EST
(Live Action) – Legislators in Ecuador’s National Assembly voted 75-41 on February 17 to allow abortion in cases of rape. The Washington Post reports that with the ruling, women in urban areas can now commit abortions due to rape up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, while those in rural areas will have up until 16 weeks.
Prior to the ruling, abortion was only allowed in the country if a woman’s life was in danger (although abortion is never medically necessary).
The ruling comes after the country’s Constitutional Court voted last year to decriminalize abortion in cases of rape. That decision opened the door for legislators to regulate the procedure.
Jaime Pallares, a pro-life advocate speaking out against the bill, said it was regrettable that the politicians chose to ignore alternative options like adoption. “I am adopted, they let me live,” he said. “I don’t know if I am the product of great love or rape, or incest, and today I have a happy and productive life.”
Despite the ruling, some abortion advocates still weren’t happy. Sarahi Maldonado of the group Las Comadres said that the time limits were
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