CNA: The document justifies the new position on the grounds that “the Chilean legal system establishes that the legal existence of each person begins upon birth, that is, upon complete separation from the mother.”
Chile’s new stance at the U.N. rejects the Holy See’s recommendation to “defend and respect the rights of the human person from the moment of conception to natural death.”
According to the documents obtained by La Tercera, Chile will report to the U.N. that “the current policy of the government will include the legalization of the voluntary interruption of pregnancy” in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother. It will also include the drafting of a law on “sexual and reproductive rights involving sexual education and access to sexual and reproductive health services.” More here.
