Argentina’s Milei wants women to have more children while he cuts support for families
According to a report, only two of 50 national programs aimed at pregnant women, children and caregiving are fully operational
Delfina Torres Cabreros
Sep 05, 2026
From the stage of a luxury hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentine President Javier Milei recently took aim at one of his recurring targets: women, whom he blames for the decline in birth rates that Argentina has seen for more than a decade.
“We are paying a very high price for the madness of the green bandanas,” he said, referring to the symbol used in Argentina’s abortion-rights movement. “That obsession with killing children in the womb is also costing us dearly in terms of growth, and don’t even get me started on what it means for the pension system.”
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