Argentina’s legalization of abortion on demand in 2020 was closely followed across Latin America. The role of religion in politics has changed dramatically in the region. On the one hand, societies gave grown more secular and the influence of the Catholic Church has waned; on the other hand, growing evangelical movements have given new life to social conservatism. How are the politics of abortion changing in twenty-first century Latin America? Is Argentina a pioneer—or an outlier?

Speakers:
Jocelyn Viterna
Professor of Sociology and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard University (TBC)

Camilla Reuterswärd
Research Fellow, University of Sussex

Cora Fernandez Anderson
Assistant Professor of Politics, Mount Holyoke College

Discussant: Mala Htun
Professor of Political Science, University of New Mexico

Moderator: Steven Levitsky
Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; Professor of Government, Harvard University