After months of fighting to legalize abortion in Argentina, the bill did not pass.
Today, abortion in Argentina is legal in rape cases and if the health of the mother is in danger. Find out the difference between the current law and what they were pushing for these past months, as well as details regarding the legislation that did not go through.
I interviewed sociologist of global knowledge, professor in Latin American, Middle Eastern, and European Studies, and award winning author, Santiago Slabodsky, who will give us an insight about this topic.
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If you want to read more about the legislation that did not pass I leave you with some articles you can read.
English
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/09/americas/argentina-abortion-vote-intl/index.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45096704
http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-pope-abortion-20180617-story.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45125687
Spanish
https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-45091509
https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-45124523
https://www.nytimes.com/es/2018/08/10/aborto-argentina-senado/
Image retrieved from CNN
The green bandana was the symbol of the movement fighting for the legislation to pass. (Green wave)
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