The fight for legalization began decades ago, but it gained traction only as more women became lawmakers and a massive grass-roots effort shifted the conversation.
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What Argentina’s New Law Legalizing Abortion Means for Latin America
The region, where Roman Catholic and evangelical churches hold sway, has long been unfriendly territory for abortion rights advocates. Argentina in 2020, though, offered a different landscape.
Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region
The Senate vote on Wednesday was a major victory for Latin America’s growing feminist movement, and its ripple effects are likely to be widespread.
Argentina Senate to Vote on Bill Legalizing Abortion
A bill before the Senate would make abortion legal in the predominantly Catholic nation, the homeland of Pope Francis. Its approval likely would have significant effect across Latin America.
In Argentina, Vote to Legalize Abortion Passes Lower House of Congress
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández has made the rights of women and of gay and transgender people central to his government, even through a recession and a pandemic.
In Poland, Protests Over Abortion Ban Could Revolutionize Politics
The government’s conservative social policies, closely tied to the Catholic Church, have met with a backlash from women hoping to change a political culture that developed after Communism fell.
Poland Delays a Near-Total Ban on Abortion
The move came after two weeks of protests that were the most intense in the country since the 1989 collapse of communism.
Poland’s Abortion Ban Spurs Largest Protests in Decades
Outraged by a court decision to ban nearly all abortions, tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Poland’s capital on Friday, culminating a week of big protests across the country.
Protests in Poland Over Abortion Law Continue for Sixth Day
The leader of Poland’s ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, accused demonstrators of seeking the destruction of the nation and appealed to supporters to “defend Poland.”
How Poland’s New Abortion Law Became Such a Flash Point
The ruling party has tried and failed in the Parliament to restrict abortion. Now the courts it controls have done it, sparking the biggest protests since the government came to power.