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Thousands demonstrate for abortion rights in Buenos Aires
[@CampAbortoLegal/Twitter]

THOUSANDS of women demonstrated outside Argentina’s parliament yesterday to demand decriminalisation of abortion.

Crowds marched wearing green handkerchiefs, the symbol of the Argentinian pro-choice movement.

 

Llenamos las redes y el Congreso de verde.
Ya no pueden hacer oídos sordos a un derecho fundamental.#AbortoLegalYa #Pañuelazo 19F pic.twitter.com/y0d7SVNdKH

— #AbortoLegalYA (@CampAbortoLegal) February 19, 2018
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