Posted on Jul 7, 2022
What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America
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Protests for reproductive rights in Latin America have been flooded with tens of thousands of bright green handkerchiefs in recent years.
They represent the green wave, a mass movement to expand rights in the region that has already proven effective. In the last two years, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have decriminalized or fully legalized abortion. Other neighboring countries like Chile could be next.
Now, with federal abortion protections in the U.S. gone, reproductive rights advocates in the States may be looking to their counterparts in Latin America for inspiration and strategy.
Maria Antonieta Alcalde is the director of IPAs in Central America and Mexico, an organization that promotes safe and legal abortion access around the world. She joined All Things Considered to share perspectives from her own work, and to give insight on what the movement in the U.S. could do next.
Protests for reproductive rights in Latin America have been flooded with tens of thousands of bright green handkerchiefs in recent years.
They represent the green wave, a mass movement to expand rights in the region that has already proven effective. In the last two years, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have decriminalized or fully legalized abortion. Other neighboring countries like Chile could be next.
Now, with federal abortion protections in the U.S. gone, reproductive rights advocates in the States may be looking to their counterparts in Latin America for inspiration and strategy.
Maria Antonieta Alcalde is the director of IPAs in Central America and Mexico, an organization that promotes safe and legal abortion access around the world. She joined All Things Considered to share perspectives from her own work, and to give insight on what the movement in the U.S. could do next.
What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America
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..."They represent the green wave, a mass movement to expand rights in the region that has already proven effective. In the last two years, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have decriminalized or fully legalized abortion. Other neighboring countries like Chile could be next.
Now, with federal abortion protections in the U.S. gone, reproductive rights advocates in the States may be looking to their counterparts in Latin America for inspiration and strategy.
Maria Antonieta Alcalde is the director of IPAs in Central America and Mexico, an organization that promotes safe and legal abortion access around the world. She joined All Things Considered to share perspectives from her own work, and to give insight on what the movement in the U.S. could do next."
..."They represent the green wave, a mass movement to expand rights in the region that has already proven effective. In the last two years, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have decriminalized or fully legalized abortion. Other neighboring countries like Chile could be next.
Now, with federal abortion protections in the U.S. gone, reproductive rights advocates in the States may be looking to their counterparts in Latin America for inspiration and strategy.
Maria Antonieta Alcalde is the director of IPAs in Central America and Mexico, an organization that promotes safe and legal abortion access around the world. She joined All Things Considered to share perspectives from her own work, and to give insight on what the movement in the U.S. could do next."
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