With a 17-14 majority, the Uruguayan Senate approved legislation that allows women to have an ab**rtion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
The measure has divided opinion in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
Pro- and anti-abortion campaigners have criticised the compromise that sealed the deal expected to be signed into law by left-wing President Jose Mujica.
The proposal had already been approved by the lower house of Congress and the Senate, but politicians from both sides of the debate agreed further changes and held another vote.
