Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández has said he will send a bill to Congress to legalise abortion within the next 10 days.

Mr Fernández, who was sworn in as president in December, has previously described abortion as “a matter of public health”.

In Argentina, abortion is allowed in cases of rape, or if the mother’s health is in danger. While the President didn’t include specific detail as to how permissive a new law should be, Argentina’s feminist movement is pushing to make it available on demand during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.

Abortion is largely prohibited across Latin America, except in restricted cases. If the bill is passed, Argentina will become the largest country in the region to pass such a permissive abortion law.

Mr Fernández also promised to introduce a programme to ‘improve’ sex education.