Argentina: Macri’s Minister Compares Abortion to Femicide, Sparks Outrage

Macri's Minister Compares Abortion to Femicide, Sparks Outrage

Published 1 August 2017
teleSUR

#NiUnaMenos, or #NotOneLess, is a movement that protests against femicides — the murder of women in most cases by their partner or ex-partners.

A former minister of Argentina's governing party has sparked outrage after comparing abortion to femicide, claiming that activists from the #NiUnaMenos movement were guilty of femicide if they decided to abort of a baby girl.

During a campaign speech, Esteban Bullrich coopted the anti-femicide rallying cry "Ni Una Menos" or "Not One Less" to argue against abortion rights.

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