There she was accused by hospital staff of having caused an abortion during the 20th week of her pregnancy, though Belén denies having ever been pregnant. In fact, President Mauricio Macri recently made it clear that he will be not be passing any law in support of abortion. A group of artists, politicians and journalists collaborated to create a video under the slogan #LibertadParaBelén (#FreeBelén) demanding the release of Belén, a young woman from Tucumán Province who was condemned to eight years in prison for having allegedly induced an abortion. Several initiatives have been struck up in Congress to reform abortion laws but none have succeeded so far. Later in the video, Ursula Vargas, a television host, states, “Belén was condemned for being a woman and being poor.”Two years ago, Belén went to the hospital after enduring crippling abdominal pain.

Source: The Bubble August 03, 2016 14:48 UTC