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  "id": 553016,
  "title": "Kast rules out backing bill that ties abortion access to hearing the fetal heartbeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/kast-rules-out-backing-bill-that-ties-abortion-access-to-hearing-the",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/08/11/kast-rules-out-backing-bill-that-ties-abortion-access-to-hearing-the-fetal-heartbeat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chilean President José Antonio Kast said on Monday that his government would not push forward a bill introduced by lawmakers from his own coalition that would condition access to legal abortion on a woman agreeing to hear the fetus's cardiac activity.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}