1) This morning's @SenadoArgentina vote not to legalize abortion in #Argentina was a painful setback for women's rights campaigners. But it was arguably also a sign that the once unthinkable reform is now inevitable. The measure failed narrowly, 38-to-31 , after a 16-hour debate.
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3) Meanwhile,
#Argentina's women's rights campaign is on the march. Activists, including in the#NiUnaMenos
movement, have pushed issues such as domestic abuse and the gender wage gap onto the national agenda.Show this thread -
4) In fact, even progress on reproductive rights is more than symbolic, with the government now backing plans to decriminalize abortion. And a change in public opinion has attracted a prominent new ally,
@CFKArgentina, who thwarted the pro-choice movement during her presidency.Show this thread -
5) With younger lawmakers generally favoring legalization, a gradual "generational change" in
#Argentina's congress means that "tarde o temprano se apruebe una ley,"@bbcmundo reports. https://www.animalpolitico.com/2018/08/4-claves-explican-gano-rechazo-aborto …Show this thread
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