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Written with perception and commitment to gender studies and feminist claims, this book is an intensive comparison of abortion legal reforms in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. At the core of the different paths taken by the countries is the intersection between the feminist movement and women in politics. The attention given to this linkage - from close collaboration to weak and even absence of ties - offers new hypotheses to understand the complexities of approving highly morally charges women's rights. - Ana Laura Rodriguez Gusta, National University of General San Martin Abortion rights activists in the Southern Cone, like their counterparts elsewhere, face the challenge of navigating relationships with legislators and government officials. Cora Fernandez Anderson's systematic case comparison and historically sensitive approach sheds light on the dynamic nature of these alliances and their role in policy reform during a rising tide of protest in the region. - Elizabeth Borland, Professor of Sociology, The College of New Jersey This is a timely and thoughtful study of post-millennium abortion politics in the southern cone. - Merike Blofield, Professor of Political Science, University of Hamburg

""Written with perception and commitment to gender studies and feminist claims, this book is an intensive comparison of abortion legal reforms in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. At the core of the different paths taken by the countries is the intersection between the feminist movement and women in politics. The attention given to this linkage – from close collaboration to weak and even absence of ties – offers new hypotheses to understand the complexities of approving highly morally charges women’s rights."" — Ana Laura Rodríguez Gustá, National University of General San Martín ""Abortion rights activists in the Southern Cone, like their counterparts elsewhere, face the challenge of navigating relationships with legislators and government officials. Cora Fernández Anderson’s systematic case comparison and historically sensitive approach sheds light on the dynamic nature of these alliances and their role in policy reform during a rising tide of protest in the region."" — Elizabeth Borland, Professor of Sociology, The College of New Jersey ""This is a timely and thoughtful study of post-millennium abortion politics in the southern cone."" — Merike Blofield, Professor of Political Science, University of Hamburg

Written with perception and commitment to gender studies and feminist claims, this book is an intensive comparison of abortion legal reforms in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. At the core of the different paths taken by the countries is the intersection between the feminist movement and women in politics. The attention given to this linkage - from close collaboration to weak and even absence of ties - offers new hypotheses to understand the complexities of approving highly morally charges women's rights. - Ana Laura Rodriguez Gusta, National University of General San Martin Abortion rights activists in the Southern Cone, like their counterparts elsewhere, face the challenge of navigating relationships with legislators and government officials. Cora Fernandez Anderson's systematic case comparison and historically sensitive approach sheds light on the dynamic nature of these alliances and their role in policy reform during a rising tide of protest in the region. - Elizabeth Borland, Professor of Sociology, The College of New Jersey

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Cora Fernández Anderson is Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at Mount Holyoke College. Her research interests are in social movements, reproductive rights and Latin American politics. Her research explores social mobilization as a possible path towards social change. She has published her work in academic outlets such as the Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, NACLA Report on the Americas and Politics, Groups and Identities.

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