Abortion Denial Is Often About Privilege

Abortion Denial Is Often About Privilege
Whether you’re in the US, Finland or Argentina, opposing abortion often comes from living in a bubble.
Taru Anniina Liikanen
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6 min read·
Oct 15, 2021
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A pro-abortion protest. Photo by Rafael Idrovo Espinoza on UnsplashWhen I moved to Argentina, I was shocked to find out the country, as most others in Latin America, didn’t allow for women to terminate their pregnancies legally and safely, in a hospital.
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Written by Taru Anniina Liikanen
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Finnish by birth, porteña at heart. Recovering political ghostwriter and comedian. Bad jokes my own.
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