Los debates por la legalización del aborto en Argentina. Notas sobre la relación entre la Iglesia católica y los distintos gobiernos presidenciales en democracia (1983-2018)

Abstract

This article analyzes the historical relationship between the Catholic Church and Argentina’s various presidential governments with regard to debates on the legalization/decriminalization of abortion (1983-2018). An account is provided of the ways that the relationship between democratic governments and the ecclesiastical hierarchy was marked by moments of contradiction and/or consensus that were decisive for the recognition — or 1 El presente trabajo se inscribe en el marco de mi investigación posdoctoral financiada por el Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Conicet). Apuntes 87, 87-117 ISSN: 0252-1865 eISSN: 2223-1757 doi: 10.21678/apuntes.87.1001 © Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Artículo recibido el 24 de abril de 2019 Artículo aprobado para su publicación el 4 de noviembre de 2019 Apuntes 87, segundo semestre 2020 / Gudiño 88 rejection — of sexual and (non-) reproductive rights. In 2018, the proposed Law on Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy (IVE) was voted down in the national Senate due to the conservatism of most of the Argentine political leadership and the constant pressure exerted by the ecclesiastical hierarchy.