Interview with town councillor who escaped to Cuba for abortion Chile, one of the 20 countries across the world that forbids abortions under all circumstances, is struggling to take the final step to modify the legislation. Whilst the senate voted Wednesday for the decriminalisation of abortions in cases of rape or medical necessity, on Thursday the definitive validation of the project hit a setback in Parliament. Alejandra Placencia, town councillor and philosophy teacher, talks of her personal experience. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITESREFILING WITH COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ADDED