Center for Reproductive Rights cites Viterna's research in new report, Abortion and Reproductive Rights in Latin America: Implications for Democracy

Reproductive Rights in Latin America 2015 cover

“We need to take a lesson from the anti-choice movement, Viterna contended. The anti-choice movement is tightly transnational, powerful, and wealthy. She pointed to its many connections and activities, including its presence on news shows, as examples." 

Viterna quoted in the Center for Reproductive Rights’ report, Abortion and Reproductive Rights in Latin America: Implications for Democracy, 2015.

 
 
 
 

 

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JOCELYN VITERNA
Jocelyn Viterna is Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. Her current research examines how the passage of anti-abortion legislation in El Salvador transformed the Salvadoran legal, judicial, and medical systems, with powerful and negative...

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JOCELYN VITERNA

Professor of Sociology, Chair of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Harvard University

 

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