The movement to decriminalize and legalize abortion in Argentina has been an ongoing fight. Activists came close in 2018, fueled by a powerful grassroots movement of women with green handkerchiefs, though the Senate then voted down the bill. But, in the homeland of Pope Francis, a majority Roman Catholic country, the movement has found an ally in President Alberto Fernández. So why now?

In this episode: We're in our Buenos Aires bureau with Teresa Bo (@TeresaBo), Al Jazeera journalist covering Latin America.

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The movement to decriminalize and legalize abortion in Argentina has been an ongoing fight. Activists came close in 2018, fueled by a powerful grassroots movement of women with green handkerchiefs, though the Senate then voted down the bill. But, in the homeland of Pope Francis, a majority Roman Catholic country, the movement has found an ally in President Alberto Fernández. So why now?In this episode: We're in our Buenos Aires bureau with <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/teresa-bo.html" target="_blank">Teresa Bo</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TeresaBo" target="_blank">@TeresaBo</a>),<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/teresa-bo.html" target="_blank"> Al Jazeera</a> journalist covering Latin America.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/argentina-president-introduce-bill-legalise-abortion-200302030410385.html" target="_blank">Argentina president to introduce bill to legalise abortion</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/argentina-economic-crisis-hurting-women-men-191017184541273.html" target="_blank">How Argentina's economic crisis is hurting women more than men</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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