Catholic anti-abortion activism in Argentina: performances, discourses and practices

Abstract

This paper is interested on the political action of anti-abortion Catholic activism in Argentina, and the different performances of collective action that such groups develop in the urban public space. It analyzes how those calling themselves pro-life groups maintain a discourse opposing the legalization of abortion based on the deployment of scientific and bioethical arguments as a way to counter the presence and mobilization of feminist organizations, and oppose their demands for a voluntary pregancy interruption law.

Keywords: Catholicism; pro-life activism; sexual and reproductive rights; abortion; bioethics