The iconic green bandana that has become a symbol of the fight for reproductive rights in Argentina. Source: Wikimedia Commons. All Rights Reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n
Latin America is one of the regions in the world that has
\nthe strictest policies regarding female reproductive rights. However, we are
\ncurrently witnessing an unprecedented civil backlash against these restrictions
\nled by women in Argentina.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thanks to the pressure placed on politicians by the feminist
\nmovement #AbortoLegalYa, on the 14th of June the draft bill that
\nwould legalise abortion was passed through the Chamber of Deputies with 129
\nvotes in favour and 124 against. Now the draft bill must pass through the
\nSenate, where it will be voted on the 8th August.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s rights advocates across Latin America anxiously
\nawait the results of this crucial vote. If the bill is passed, Argentina will
\nbecome the fifth country of the region to completely legalise abortion along
\nwith Cuba, Guayana, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. <\/p>\n
It would also be the first of
\nLatin America\u2019s major powers to do so, and as a consequence could influence
\nothers in the region to take a similar stance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is what you need to know about the debate and the Content of the bill: <\/strong>The bill passed by the Chamber of Historical context of the bill:<\/strong> It\u2019s the seventh time that How the process works:<\/strong> The draft will now needs the approval The political positions within the Senate: <\/strong>There is a slight What can we expect now?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n The leaders of the majority blocks within the Chamber of There was uncertainty until the final moments of the vote as In a few days, the result from the vote in the Senate will The iconic green bandana that has become a symbol of the fight for reproductive rights in Argentina. Source: Wikimedia Commons. All Rights Reserved. Latin America is one of the regions in the world that has the strictest policies regarding female reproductive rights. However, we are currently witnessing an unprecedented civil backlash against these restrictions led…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1042\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ncurrent draft bill:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDeputies allows for the voluntary interruption of a pregnancy up until the 14th
\nweek, and endorses not just the decriminalisation of abortion but also its
\nlegalisation. In other words, women would not only no longer be criminalised
\nfor aborting but they would also be able to access safe and free abortions
\nthrough the national health care system. Although the project recognises the
\nright to individual conscientious objection, it ensures this should not
\nconstitute a barrier to women accessing abortions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nthe National Campaign for Legal, Safe and Free Abortions has presented the
\ndraft bill in the last 13 years, however this time it\u2019s with the support of
\nover 500 women\u2019s rights organisations and for the first time, with the
\ncommitment from the President that the final result will be respected. This
\noccurs in the context of months of street mobilisations preceding the vote
\nwhere activists in favour of the legalisation of abortion took to the streets
\nwith the iconic green bandana which has become a symbol of the fight for
\nreproductive rights in Argentina.<\/p>\n
\nof the majority of the senators in order to become national legislation. There
\nare three possible results at this moment in time: that the Senate rejects the
\nbill, that they approve it, or that they approve it with alterations. If the
\nSenate alters the bill, it will have to return to the Chamber of Deputies, and
\nif they reject it the draft bill will be archived until 2019. Many senators
\nhave already presented modifications such as senator Pinedo, who has attempted
\nto restrict the proposals approved with a measure that would force women to
\ncontinue with their pregnancies then put their baby up for adoption. <\/p>\n
\nadvantage of legislators who reject the legalisation of abortion, but there are
\nalso a significant number on legislators who are undecided, and how they vote
\nwill help determine the results. Out of the 72 members of the Senate, 26 have
\npronounced themselves as against the bill, 29 have yet to decide, and only 17
\nhave declared they are in favour. Throughout the process, many senators have
\nchanged their stance, like ex-president Cristina Kirchner, who had always
\nproclaimed herself to be against the legalisation of abortion, but declared
\nrecently on twitter that she would vote along with her block FPV-PJ in favour
\nof the bill.<\/p>\n
\nDeputies Muguel Pichetto and Luis Naidenoff believe the bill will be approved.
\nHowever, the vote in the Chamber, in which there was more support for the
\nlegalisation of abortion than there is in the Senate, indicates the result is
\ncompletely unpredictable.<\/p>\n
\nall blocks were divided on the issue, apart from the left which was the only
\ngroup that positioned themselves in favour of legalisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nbe revealed and a rejection of the bill is highly likely in a country where the
\nCatholic church remains an important political actor. However, the successful permanent
\nstreet demonstrations that have mobilised argentines around the country,
\nprovides hope to the #AbortoLegalYa movement and reproductive rights advocates
\nacross the Americas.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"