00:00In other news, hundreds of women protested this Friday in Santiago and other cities in Chile
00:05to express their opposition to a bill that proposes requiring women to listen to the fetal heartbreak
00:10before undergoing an abortion in cases provided for by law.
00:15The bill, introduced by lawmakers from the National Libertarian Party and the Republican Party,
00:19stipulates the medical staff must inform the patient of the presence of fetal heartbeat
00:24and offer her the opportunity to listen to it before the procedure.
00:28The initiative has been challenged by feminist organizations which believe it could hinder access to legal abortion.
00:34So far, the Chilean government has not taken an official position on the proposal.
00:39In Chile, termination of pregnancy has been legal since 2017 under three grounds,
00:43rest to the mother's life, fetal non-viability and pregnancy resulting from rape.
00:48The bill will continue to be redevated in Congress.
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