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Argentina Prepares for Key Abortion Vote
An anti-abortion rally has taken place in Buenos Aires before a landmark vote on abortion.
An anti-abortion rally has taken place in Buenos Aires before a landmark vote on abortion. At present, in this strongly Catholic country, it's only allowed in the case of rape or if the woman's health is in danger. We'll hear from a lawyer supporting the new law.
Also on the programme: we speak to Alex De Waal the director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University about the use of starvation as a weapon of war in Yemen.
(Image: People demonstrate against the legalisation of abortion on July 30, 2018. (Credit:Getty Images)
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