A new bill to legalize abortion will go before parliament in #Argentina, a Catholic-majority nation and also the homeland of Pope Francis. The new bill has come as a proposal from President Alberto Fernandez — one of his campaign promises. theguardian.com/global-develop… h/t @SChenHayes
The push for reform in #Argentina is part of a pro-abortion “green wave” sweeping through Latin America, symbolized by the green handkerchief that has become the campaign’s instantly-recognizable flag across the entire region. 📷 REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 
Solidarity to #Argentinian friends fighting for bodily autonomy.This statement by #NiUnenos, (feminist collective that began amid protests vs gender violence & became major force behind bill to decriminalize abortion) has stayed w/me from 2018 when last bill was narrowly defeated
“For us, women, men, and trans people, there has already been a collective triumph: we have brought our bodies, our abortions, and our desires out of hiding and we will not go back,” #NiUnaMenos versobooks.com/blogs/3966-the…
“During months of debate,our voices have been amplified everywhere:from Congress to our homes,from schools to unions,from neighborhood organizations to campesino territories &what we discussed was our autonomy. An autonomy that doesn't understand the body as private property...
...but that recognizes the community web that all people rely on to be able to live and develop ourselves, to collectively care for each other. To exercise our right to liberated sexuality and to design the families that we want, when we want, with the people we want....
"If the law is not passed, we will not leave the streets, and they will not be able to leave the Congress building, because in the street Legal Abortion is already the law. We will not let ourselves be burned because this time the fire is ours" #NiUnaMenos versobooks.com/blogs/3966-the…
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