Date Thesis Awarded
5-2019
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Religious Studies
Advisor
Claire McKinney
Committee Members
Christopher Howard
Silvia Tandeciarz
Abstract
Due to its influential roots in Latin America, the Catholic Church is often an explanation for understanding abortion policy discourse and outcomes. Considering the case of Argentina and its debates to legalize abortion in Congress June/August 2018, there may be reason to suspect the Catholic Church as a wholistic or even dominant explanation of the values that were expressed. In this paper, I trace relevant topics such as human rights, the law, science, and health in the debates, ultimately culminating in the conclusion that at the core of all concerns, regardless of the side that is arguing, is life. I additionally suggest that rather than understanding the value of life as an engrained Catholic value, there are regional experiences at play that influence why and how the value of life is expressed in these debates.
Recommended Citation
Earls, Emily, "Everyone is Pro-life: The Historical and Cultural Influences on Elite Discourse of Abortion in Argentina" (2019). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1389.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1389
