Buenos Aires, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of people will participate today in marches called by the "Ni Una Menos" (lit. "Not One Less") movement in the capital and other cities in Argentina to commemorate seven years of its emergence and demand an end to gender violence.
When news leaked of the possible overturning of Roe v Wade, posts online and commentaries began circulating calling for people in the US to learn from experiences in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico countries that have recently managed to decriminalize abortion or from Chile, where it is included in the new constitutional project.
This call reveals a new and powerful force rising from Latin America, where the right to abortion was won by a mass feminist movement in the streets. It also challenges the conventional map of progress and women’s rights. It is no longer an issue of an advanced
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Seeking protection for abortion rights through courts has become a riskier strategy than building the kind of mass movement that can power legislative victories.