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Mixed response in Chile as court rules in favour of abortion

Associated Press
A woman holds a fetus doll in the palm of her hand outside the Constitutional Court building where anti-abortion and pro-abortion groups gathered to wait for the court's decision on the country's absolute ban on abortions. (Photo | AP)
A woman holds a fetus doll in the palm of her hand outside the Constitutional Court building where anti-abortion and pro-abortion groups gathered to wait for the court's decision on the country's absolute ban on abortions.  (Photo | AP)
Evangelical pastor Javier Soto holds a bible as he chants in protest against Chile's Constitutional Court's decision to lift the ban on abortions. (Photo | AP)
A woman, her body painted with a message that reads in Spanish: 'In the 21st century others are still making decisions about my body', celebrates after learning the verdict. (Photo | AP)
Women tie black ribbons around their arms to mourn Chile's Constitutional Court's judgement. (Photo | AP)
Two women weep in disappointment in front of Chile's Constitutional Court, after the pronouncement of the judgement. (Photo | AP)
A woman places a candle at a makeshift memorial to mourn Chile's Constitutional Court decision legalising abortions. (Photo | AP)
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