ARGENTINA: Abortion legalised
Argentina’s National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion started small but resolute in 2005 and came to encompass hundreds of CSOs and social movements, inspiring a new wave of feminist activism across the region. As a result of its efforts, what used to be taboo became the subject of open public conversation, and what was once viewed as a fringe issue championed by lone, strident feminists became the massive struggle of a generation. That struggle won a decisive victory with the approval of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law on 30 December.
The green tsunami highlighted the generational change that had taken place in Argentina’s non-institutional political scene. Thousands of young people became aware of the pressing needs they faced and the impact of the denial of rights on their daily lives. Hence the shaping of a new public/political agenda to set the horizon for the coming years.
María Alicia Gutiérrez
