The Green Wave (Marea Verde)

Argentina2018 onward

Context

Named after the green scarves of Argentina's National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion. After a bill failed in 2018, Argentina legalised abortion in December 2020, and the movement spread across Latin America.

People and groups

The National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion; feminist movements across the region.

Key demands

Legal, safe and free abortion; sex education.

Timeline

2018: A legalisation bill passes the lower house but fails in the Senate.
2020: Argentina legalises abortion in December.
2021: Mexico's Supreme Court rules against criminalising abortion.

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