How feminists in Argentina organized and won the right to abortion
Agostina Betes from MPLD and Frente Patria Grande spoke about how feminist movements in Argentina organized to win the right to abortion
Argentine Chamber of Deputies approves abortion bill
With 131 votes in favor, 117 votes against, and 6 abstentions, the lower house of the parliament endorsed the bill that legalizes abortion in Argentina
Around the World in 8 minutes: Strike in Colombia
Mobilizations will continue in Colombia over the next couple of days to demand an end to Ivan Duque’s anti-people policies and against the lack of political will to address the urgent and pressing issue of violence against communities.
Feminist groups rally in support of the new abortion bill in Argentina
On November 18, thousands of women, feminist activists and LGBTQ community members mobilized across Argentina after President Alberto Fernandez sent a draft law on November 17 to Congress that aims at legalizing abortion
Right to abortion is one step closer to becoming law in Argentina
President Alberto Fernández sent the bill to legalize abortion to the National Congress for consideration on November 17
In Buenos Aires, there is no political will to address problems that we, the women, face, says Ofelia Fernández
The Buenos Aires legislator and women’s rights activist, Ofelia Fernández, expressed about the need to create a Ministry of Gender, Women and Diversity in the city of Buenos Aires
Five years after its formation, Ni Una Menos continues struggle against gender-based violence
The Ni Una Menos movement was founded in 2015. On the anniversary of its founding, feminists held a virtual mobilization with the demand for a definitive end to all gender-based violence
Argentinians hold a virtual mobilization to demand abortion rights
The National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion, gave the call for the demonstration on the occasion of its fifteenth anniversary
Towards abortion rights in Argentina
This is the first time that a head of state in Argentina will present a bill of this nature and it will be a significant breakthrough for the long-demanded abortion rights in the country.
Legal abortion is within reach in Argentina
Argentine women, activists, feminist movements and social organizations celebrated the announcement by President Alberto Fernández to present a bill to decriminalize abortion in the country
Multitudes in Argentina march against gender-based violence
Protesters demanded an end to gender-based violence, the approval of the new bill to legalize abortion and the implementation of the sexual education law
Argentine feminist groups begin fresh struggle for legal abortion
The National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion will present – for the eighth time – a fresh draft of the bill for the Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy (IVE) before the House of Representatives
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