Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) Argentina's Senate approved a bill to legalize abortion Wednesday in an historic vote seen as a major victory for abortion rights advocates in the Catholic-majority country. Massive crowds of abortion rights activists and anti-abortion campaigners gathered outside the Palace of the Argentine National Congress to await the results, which came in the early hours of the morning after an overnight debate. Another abortion rights activist, Sofia Gonzalez, said she believed Wednesday was a "historic moment" in Argentina's history. Abortion rights advocates wore green handkerchiefs in a movement that became known as the green wave. Abortion-rights activists, left, and activists against abortion, right, rally outside Argentina's Congress in the capitol of Buenos Aires as lawmakers debated a bill that would legalize abortion on Tuesday.

Source: CNN December 30, 2020 07:45 UTC