Religion, sexuality and politics in the Argentina: Catholic and Evangelical interventions on abortion and the equal marriage

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to reconstruct de interventions that, on behalf of the Catholic and Evangelical religion operate in the public debate on sexual and reproductive rights in Argentina today. The main objective is to identify and analyze these ways of action and the degree of the political and social incidence and thus, build on the opportunities and obstacles presented by the idea of secular state in our country. We will particularly concentrate on the Catholic and Evangelical interventions in the vernacular agenda of sexual and reproductive rights, focusing especially on debates about abortion and marriage between same sexes.