Early on Thursday morning, the Argentine Senate voted against legalizing abortion in the majority Catholic nation, bringing an end to a debate that had raged on for months. Like the lower house decision in June that advanced the abortion bill, this one was also narrow. However, the 38 to 31 decision fell on the side of life, signaling a much-needed international victory for a movement that is up against a growing tide.

At the end of May, Ireland’s voters chose to repeal a long-standing amendment to their country’s constitution and moved to legalize abortion. Elsewhere, in places like Iceland, the “victory” of eliminating occurrences of Down Syndrome by using abortion as a medical tool to eradicate “defective” humans nears completion. These are our cultures of death.