Argentinians formally leave Catholic church over stance on abortion
(The Guardian Argentina)

More than 3,700 people submit apostasy requests in protest against anti-abortion campaignThousands of Argentinians - most of them women - have started formal proceedings to abandon the Catholic church, in protest of the church´s campaign against efforts to legalise abortion in the country.In the month since the country`s senate voted to maintain a ban on almost all abortions, more than 3,700 people have submitted apostasy applications to the Argentinian synod, according to César Rosenstein, a lawyer and founding member of the Argentinian Coalition for a Lay State. Related: Argentina abortion defeat shows enduring power of Catholic church Related: Argentina abortion vote won`t end legalisation fight, activists say: `It`s going to happen` Continue reading...