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Briefing: Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

Strategic angle: José Antonio Kast, who voted against legalising divorce in 2004, has pushed for return to total abortion ban.

Editorial Staff · 2026-03-10 · 1 MIN READ

Most conservative president since the Pinochet dictatorship.

Women’s rights activists are concerned about potential rollbacks.

Kast's history includes opposition to divorce legalization.