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January 22, 2021 6:10 pm
Now we need organization and socialist feminism!
Marcos Ariel (ISA supporter in Argentina)
In a historic day, the morning of December 30 and after 12 hours of debate, the archaic Argentine Senate approved the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Act (Ley de Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo, IVE) by 38 votes in against 29.
When the result of the vote was announced, the thousands of Green Tide’ activists the mass feminist movement which has fought for abortion rights for years who were attending a vigil outside the Congress and in more than 120 plazas (squares) in all the provinces of the country, as if they were one person, amid celebrations, tears and hugs, burst into a joyful chorus: “it’s [the right to abortion] law!”
The recent victory in Argentina demonstrates that women’s rights are never simply granted; they must be fought for.
A pro-abortion demonstration in Santa Fe, Argentina, on July 20, 2018. (Wikimedia Commons)
In the early morning hours of Dec. 30 fifteen years after the launch of the Campaign for Safe, Free and Legal Abortion the Argentine Congress passed a bill to legalize abortion until 14 weeks, a historic move in a region with some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws.
After a long session that went overnight, closely followed by large crowds outside of the Congressional building, the Senate voted 38-29 to legalize abortion. The streets became a feast of green, tears and joy, hugs and chants overwhelmed the scene.