It was in 2018 that, thanks to social networks, and the work and support of other Latin American feminists, the green scarf was noticed beyond Argentina, always accompanied by the premise "Sexual education to decide, contraceptives not to abort, legal abortion not to die". Thus, the scarf carries the historical burden of the South American country and honors the struggles led by women.
Although there are several versions about why the color green was chosen, the most accepted is that back then in Argentina the color green was not associated with any political party or cause, so it was chosen to symbolize this struggle.Īnd why a scarf? Well, we must remember that on April 30, 1977, the Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo movement began, with which grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and daughters marched with white scarves on their heads to look for the disappeared of the dictatorship.
But during the meeting, in which members of the National Abortion Campaign participated, purple was not the only color used by the militants. At that time the purple color was the one that was most related to the feminist movement. The green scarf was born in Argentina, in 2003, during the National Meeting of Women of Rosario. It is the green scarf, recognized for being an accessory used by feminists in Latin America to demand the legalization of abortion. In the midst of this, a familiar symbol for our region has taken center stage. House Democratic women march to the Senate before abortion vote, chanting “my body, my decision!” /4FW5xstnyn - Scott Wong May 11, 2022įaced with this situation, in recent weeks women and pregnant people from all over the country have come out to protest and demand their right to decide about their bodies and their lives.
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