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A pro-abortion march in Chile on July 25, 2013. (Ashoka Jegroo / The Santiago Times)

BY CORA FERNÁNDEZ ANDERSON | With the recent inclusion of abortion rights in the Chilean Constitution, a first of its kind in the hemisphere, the growth of Latin American feminisms is seemingly unstoppable.

The movement for abortion rights across the continent is known as the “green wave” for its green bandanas, one of its main expressions. Historically a highly restrictive region for reproductive rights, Latin America has seen significant progress in advancing legal abortion. Since Mexico City’s legalization of abortion in 2007, many countries have joined this trend: Uruguay in 2012, Argentina in 2020, Colombia in 2022 and now Chile. However, with the inclusion of this right in its Constitution, Chile has gone much further than its peers. This step is even more surprising given that until 2017 Chile had a total ban on abortion. The cultural change that the feminist movement has brought to Chilean society is undeniable.

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BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Last week, the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed a decision from the state’s Department of Child Safety (DCS) to place Lindsay R.—an Arizona woman whom the state branded a child abuser because she used medical marijuana while she was pregnant—on its child abuse and neglect registry for 25 years.

The criminalization of pregnant women using marijuana is part of a broader trend, according to National Advocates for Pregnant Women, which has documented more than 1,000 arrests for drug use during pregnancy.

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BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Last week, the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed a decision from the state’s Department of Child Safety (DCS) to place Lindsay R.—an Arizona woman whom the state branded a child abuser because she used medical marijuana while she was pregnant—on its child abuse and neglect registry for 25 years.

The criminalization of pregnant women using marijuana is part of a broader trend, according to National Advocates for Pregnant Women, which has documented more than 1,000 arrests for drug use during pregnancy.

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