 The protocol had been attacked with the same argument by the bishop of Santa Rosa, Rinaldo Fidel Bredice, on the day it was first passed.On December 12, 2019, the Argentina Ministry of Health issued a protocol expanding hospital abortion access to pregnancies which resulted from rape.In addition, the protocol provides that girls as young as 13 years of age can have abortions in such cases without the consent of either of their parents.