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Demonstrators clash with riot police after Argentine senators voted against legalising abortion in the homeland of Pope Francis, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by the legislature's lower house in June. IMAGES
Thousands of pro-choice and anti-abortion activists gather outside parliament as the Argentine Senate prepares to vote on a landmark bill on whether to legalize abortion in a country where the Catholic Church has long held sway. IMAGES
Lawmakers in Pope Francis' native Argentina narrowly approve a bill to legalize abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The bill now goes before the Senate. IMAGES
Hundreds of demonstrators gather in central Warsaw to protest after Poland's parliament rejected a bill that would have decriminalised abortion assistance. The country has one of Europe's most restrictive rules on the practice, which is punishable by up to three years in jail. IMAGES
Argentina's Senate rejects a massive deregulation package submitted by the government of Javier Milei's, the second legislative blow to his plans for drastic economic reform. IMAGES