San José, Costa Rica, Sep 4, 2019 / 15:18 pm
Thousands participated in Saturday's March for Life in the Costa Rican capital, urging that the president not sign a technical regulation for the performance of therapeutic abortion.
The Aug. 31 event was organized by Wake Up Costa Rica, Democracy in Action, and the Autonomous University of Central America.
Joining the march were politicians who urged president Carlos Alvarado not to sign the "Technical Norm for Non-Punishable Abortion" which would regulate Article 121 of the Criminal Code for the performance of therapeutic abortion in public and private clinics nationwide.
The government announced in early 2019 that the technical norm was being drafted by a team from the Department of Health and was going to be signed by the president during this year, though an exact date has not yet been set.