Abortion Rights
Abortion Rights in Argentina: Between Protests in the Streets and Horse Trading in Congress
On Friday, the lower house of Argentina’s Congress voted to legalize abortion. The Senate will vote on the bill on December 29. This not a gift from a supposedly progressive government. According to the founder of the socialist women’s group Pan y Rosas (Bread and Roses), this was a victory of the feminist movement.
Andrea D'Atri
December 14, 2020
In a Victory for the Feminist Movement, Lower House Approves Right to Abortion in Argentina
Argentina takes a step towards legalizing abortion, with the law passing the lower house of Congress.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
December 11, 2020
“Time for a Women’s Strike”: Polish Feminists Organize Mass Protests for Abortion Rights
Mass demonstrations have exploded in Poland over abortion restrictions and the conservative policies of the government and the Catholic Church.
Antonia Civelli
October 28, 2020
Police Severely Repress Feminists Demanding the Right to Abortion in Mexico
Thousands of women marched in demonstrations across Mexico on September 28 to demand the right to free, legal, and accessible abortion. The protests were harshly repressed by police forces deployed by local governments. In Mexico City, which is under the leadership of a “progressive” Mayor, the police outnumbered protesters 30 to one.
La Izquierda Diario Mexico
September 30, 2020
Women Across Europe Mobilize Against Gender-Based Violence and Neoliberalism
Hundreds of thousands of women across Europe participated in demonstrations against violence and economic oppression for International Women’s Day this year. These demonstrations took place in the context of incredible class struggle underway across the continent. Many of the mobilizations were subject to severe repression by the police, who fight to uphold the sexist and violent institutions of the state.
Madeleine Freeman
March 10, 2020
“Pro Life” for Who? Trump is First President to Speak at March for Life
In an attempt to activate his Christian base, Trump speaks at the March for Life. But he isn't pro life when it comes to oppressed people, immigrants and people living in the Middle East.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 25, 2020
Primaries in Argentina: Right Loses in a Landslide, Revolutionary Socialist Left Wins 700,000 Votes
The primary elections in Argentina on Sunday were a stunning defeat for right-wing president Mauricio Macri. The center-left opposition under Cristina Kirchner won almost 50% of the votes. Despite strong polarization, the Workers' Left Front, a coalition of revolutionary socialist groups, won almost 700,000 votes.
Nathaniel Flakin
August 12, 2019
DSA Members Call for Mass Strike for Reproductive Justice
A proposed resolution urges the DSA to organize a nation-wide mass strike “when Roe v. Wade is challenged at the Supreme Court.” The resolution will be voted on at the DSA's upcoming national convention. This could be the starting point for the kinds of mass actions needed to stop the right-wing offensive against reproductive rights.
James Dennis Hoff
July 29, 2019
Mass Protests Accompany Eighth Attempt to Legalize Abortion in Argentina
On Tuesday, a bill to legalize abortion was presented in Congress for the eighth time. Thousands on the streets all across the country demanded: Let it be law!
Gloria Grinberg
May 31, 2019
Abortion Access Will Only be Won Through a Broad Grassroots Movement
The attacks on abortion rights aren't new. Here, Anne Rumberger explains why we can't trust the Democrats, we have to build a movement for reproductive justice.
Anne Rumberger
May 21, 2019