The right to legal, safe and free abortion in Argentina: obstacles and challenges to the policy in force, 18 months after its implementation (2021-2022)

Abstract

In Argentina, in January 2021 the bill for the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy (Ley 27.2610) was approved, enabling voluntary abortion until week 14 and unreservedly in cases of rape or pregnancy-induced health risks. From a feminist approach to collective health, this bill poses enormous challenges regarding the implementation of sexual and reproductive rights policies within the healthcare system. This article addresses the processes of political strategizing, healthcare organization and technical-administrative action regarding the policy in force. The aim is to explore the obstacles, differences and inequalities impacting the access to sexual health, and to examine the articulations of healthcare officials/personnel and sexual rights activists, in order to understand the relations between state intervention and practices/experiences. The methodological strategy is qualitative. The main techniques for data collection are documentary and policy instruments analyses.

Keywords

• Legal Abortion
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Publics Politics
• Feminisms
• Argentina