Intergenerational encounters in the struggle for abortion rights in Argentina

The year 2018 was a milestone for the abortion rights movement in Argentina. After longstanding activism, a bill to decriminalize and legalize abortion was debated in Congress for the first time. Although the bill was ultimately defeated, the parliamentary debate energized a movement determined to overhaul punitive abortion legislation. A notable feature of this growing movement has been the coalescing of different generations of activists. Based on interviews with activists supporting the demand for “legal, safe, and free abortion,” this article examines intergenerational dynamics, dialogue, and transmission in the abortion rights movement, with implications for activist discourse and strategy. While work on generations often focuses on conflict and tensions among activists of different age groups, this article highlights solidarity, convergence, and mutual recognition. This emphasis not only reflects a particular moment of a movement on the rise, but also serves to ponder key aspects of movement change and continuity.