Chile President Gabriel Boric Lays Out Plans to Legalize Abortion and Euthanasia
- President delivers annual State of the Nation address
- Boric’s approval has stayed near 30% even as economy picks up
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Chile President Gabriel Boric said he will introduce a bill to fully legalize abortion and will also accelerate debate on a euthanasia proposal, two plans that face an uphill battle for approval in a divided Congress.
The government will submit legislation on abortion in the second half of this year, Boric said in his annual State of the Nation address given Saturday in Chile’s Congress. The administration will also apply “urgency” to an existing bill on assisted death, he said, thus granting it priority status.