Abortion is one of the big taboo subjects in our society. In Chile, a new law on abortion should now be launched, which will finally legalize it in the strictly Catholic country.
Videos about DIY abortion
More and more videos on DIY abortion appear on the net. Young women explain how best to perform an abortion on their own. In addition they provoke in the videos accidents in the everyday life, which are to lead to an abortion. Because the Chilean law states that only a termination of the pregnancy by an accident is not punishable.
What sounds shocking is part of a Miles Chile campaign against the prevailing law in Chile. A year after taking office, the socialist president, Michelle Bachelet, is now making her promise and legalizing abortion.
A question of faith?
In January, the government submitted the bill on abortion. This should be allowed in three exceptional cases in the future: If the life of the mother is endangered by the pregnancy, if the conception was a rape or the embryo is disabled. It is still unclear whether this law can actually be enforced.
Because the abortion issue splits the South American country . Strict Catholics against women who want more self-determination about their body. Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, Fernando Ramos, warned:
"We see some concern with the proposal to allow abortions on a case by case basis because in practice it would mean a step backwards for our society, our culture, we would establish a form of discrimination: who is allowed to live and who is not "That worries us, a lot."
The number of unexplained abortions in Chile is high : around 70, 000 to 160, 000 abortions are reported to occur each year. Often under bad conditions and with insufficient experience. Especially women in the poorer sections of society are aborting. They can not give their children a dignified life, so at least they want a graceful abortion.
There are more and more videos appearing on the internet that provide guidance on how to perform an abortion yourself. What's behind it is alarming.
