Abstract

PENAS-DEFAGO, M. Angélica. "Las 17". Legal and political strategies to legalize abortion in El Salvador. Rev. Bioética y Derecho [online]. 2018, n.43, pp.91-107. ISSN 1886-5887.

Since 1997, abortion has an absolute ban in El Salvador. There have been multiple actions lead by feminist movements in order to reverse this penal system. This paper focus on the analysis of "Las 17" Campaign, as one of the main collective strategies developed by women's organizations in El Salvador, in order to influence politically, legally and socially in the abortion debate.

Keywords : abortion; El Salvador; pardons; women and feminists coalitions; judicial branch.

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