Fri Sep 1, 2023 – 6:51 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A conservative presidential candidate in Argentina recently made sweeping criticisms of abortion, announcing that he would offer citizens an opportunity to overturn the nation’s 14-week abortion ban to further protect the unborn if he is elected.
Javier Milei, who founded the right-wing political coalition La Libertad Avanza (Liberty Advances), made the remarks in an interview the day after he won the August 13 primary elections. The general election will be held on October 22. Incumbent president Alberto Fernandez is not seeking re-election.
Speaking with journalist Alejandro Fantino of Neura Media, Milei said that just because “something is legal does not mean that it is legitimate,” arguing that many laws are not. When Fantino brought up the example of Argentina’s abortion law — which allows for the murder of the unborn up to 14 weeks’ gestation — the candidate said he “oppose[s]” it because “it goes against the right to life.”
Asked if he would “review” the legislation, Milei said he would “at least make a plebiscite” that, if favored by the electorate, would lead the law to “be eliminated.”
He emphasized the need to “let the
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