Last August, following the stunning upset victory of pro-lifers in Argentina, who fended off the legalization of abortion by a mere handful of votes in the senate, I interviewed a prominent Argentinian pro-life activist to discuss how the pro-life movement mobilized millions of people and what their strategy was going forward. Earlier in 2018, over three million pro-lifers had marched in the streets to demand that the government maintain protection for pre-born children in the womb, and tens of thousands took to the streets in celebration when the senatevoted narrowly against legalizing abortion. Buenos Aires became a joyful sea of blue handkerchiefs, the powerful symbol of the pro-life movement.
Pro-life activists have been preparing for the next assault on protections for pre-born children ever since, with many left-wing politicians promising to legalize abortion by other means. Abortion activists have also been seeking a difficult and tragic case to utilize in the media and build national and international support for their agenda, similar to what took place in Ireland in 1992 with the ‘X’ case. Earlier this month, an 11-year-old rape victim gave birth via C-section, apparently after requesting an abortion several times. Doctors worked to save both lives, and the abortion was refused because of complications over the girl’s guardianship.
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Dylan says:
Wait, we still have countries where abortion isn’t legal? Jeez, Argentina needs to catch up with the rest of the world in giving women the right to choose and not being ruled by religious dogma and people’s hurt feelings rather than facts.
Wait, we still have countries where abortion isn’t legal? Jeez, Argentina needs to catch up with the rest of the world in giving women the right to choose and not being ruled by religious dogma and people’s hurt feelings rather than facts.
Abortion is a human rights violation that ends the life of a developing human being in the womb. You need to catch up with the scientific consensus.