More than 30 years have passed since that unprecedented March 8th when the Argentine feminist movement first stood up with a sign that said "No to motherhood, yes to pleasure". It was the first march for International Women's Day after Argentina's return to democracy, and the first time that women had openly demanded the right to decide about their bodies and life projects.
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As was the case in 2018, the national deputy for Cambiemos, Silvia Lospennato , gave an energetic closing speech in favor of the bill on voluntary interruption of pregnancy , and stressed the need to legislate and "continue fighting for freedom and equality "for women and girls to decide on their bodies.