Chile’s president-elect names staunch abortion opponent as gender equality minister

Far-right incoming president picked Judith Marín, who has publicly decried bills to decriminalse abortion, for the roleChile’s incoming far-right president José Antonio Kast has named a vehement opponent of abortion who has repeatedly stated her support for life “from conception to natural death” as the country’s new women and gender equality minister.Judith Marín, 30, was once ejected from Chile’s senate by police for screaming “return to the Lord” during a vote to decriminalise abortion under restricted circumstances. Continue reading...