Argentina: Abortion is law! A triumph of the green tide against the anti-rights
After four in the morning this Wednesday 30 from December, and after a long debate and strong negotiations that worsened the text that came from deputies, finally the Senate voted favorably on the voluntary termination of pregnancy project, with38 votes in favor, 29 against and 1 abstention.
Thousands of women who are part of the powerful green wave and who for long hours surrounded Congress, occupying long blocks towards Corrientes Avenue and towards the 9 of July, They strongly celebrated the result of the vote. Songs, hugs, cries and a powerful celebration unfolded among thousands in Plaza Congreso.
Among them and in the front row in front of the fences that surrounded Congress, for more than a day he wasthe combative column of Juntas y a la Izquierda and the MST that permanently agitated as reflected in all the media, and put his songs and his strength in this fight that was won in the streets.
How it was known many hours before, the Fernández government and the Frente de Todos, that they had already accepted modifications in deputies that opened the door to institutional conscientious objection, Now in the Senate they once again gave in to pressure from this den of dinosaurs and the Church, accepting new modifications and removing words from the text that weaken the right of all. Despite all these wrong political decisions, The vote is a triumph of the struggle of thousands that we have been fighting for years for the right to decide. And now we will have to continue fighting, again in the streets, for effective compliance with the law, overcoming obstacles that the text itself enables.
About all this, and after being in Congress throughout this extensive and emotional day, Cele Fierro, MST reference in the FIT Unit, He left us his first conclusions:
«If we got here it was thanks to the enormous struggle of the green tide, that twisted the arm of the dinosaur Senate. The Church and anti-rights politicians are defeated. However, It is a delayed victory because several limitations were introduced since the government gave in. We must be alert so that there is no maneuver and the law is really applied. Despite the stifling heat, the fatigue of a huge day and the joy of this huge step, We will continue to press for the genuine right to decide about our bodies, without any type of limitation or penalty. This achievement is a push to advance the necessary separation of Church and State, as well as in the effective application of the ESI and the ILE».
Cele Fierro, It was also expressed like this, through a video from Congress:
MST references in the FIT Unit, They also expressed themselves on social networks:
https://twitter.com/Ale_Bodart/status/1344185954861510657/photo/1
We share some photos andimage galleryof the last hours in front of Congress. We will expand.
