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Abortion campaigner and feminist leader dies having a legal abortion in Argentina – her baby also died




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A leader of Argentina’s pro-abortion movement has herself died while having an abortion.

Maria de Valle Gonzalez Lopez (23) was a leader of the Radical Youth in the La Paz municipality in the province of Mendoza and was undergoing an abortion which she described as her “dream” when complications led to her death.

Ms Lopez’s baby also died.

Speaking in relation to tragedy Argentinian surgeon Dr. Luis Durand, told ACI Prensa journalists:
“while some believe that the death of the young woman could’ve occurred due to some misconduct, in reality abortion is not a medical practice. Just a few months ago, it was a crime under Argentinian law. In the case of abortion, the death of the child is always brutal. It is burned through injecting substances into the uterus, or it is removed through dismemberment, or it is subjected to extreme uterus spasms which asphyxiate it.”

Abortion under certain circumstances was legalised in Argentina last Christmas follow a hard fought campaign by feminist and leftist organisations in the country.

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