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John Bartlett in Santiago

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

a man greets a woman on stage
Chile's president-elect, José Antonio Kast, greets Judith Marín as he names her the women and gender equity minister in Santiago on Tuesday. Photograph: Diego Andres Reyes Vielma/Reuters

Chile’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.

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