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Aborto legal, seguro y gratuito en Argentina!

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Desde la Unión Internacional de Juventudes Socialistas celebramos el nuevo tratamiento en el Congreso de Argentina, del proyecto de ley de Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo y llamamos a votar a favor.

Desde IUSY buscamos la igualdad, defendemos los derechos humanos y luchamos por empoderar a las mujeres en todos los aspectos que atraviesan su vida. Creemos que es imprescindible se reconozca a las mujeres como sujetos de derechos, como ciudadanas y agentes morales capaces de decidir si desean o no ser madres, garantizándoles desde el Estado, su derecho a la salud en forma integral. Asegurar que sean sujetos capaces de ejercer sus derechos sexuales y reproductivos, donde el Estado provea acceso a la educación sexual integral y a servicios de salud reproductiva, incluido el aborto.

Desde hace más de 15 años la Campaña de Educación Sexual para decidir, Anticonceptivos para no abortar, y Aborto Legal Seguro y Gratuito para no morir, impulsa este debate y lucha por los derechos reproductivos y la libertar de los cuerpos gestantes.

En Argentina se practican aproximadamente 450 mil abortos por año, y la tasa de muertas por abortos clandestinos asciende a 43 (representando el 17,3% del total de muertes maternas). Realizarse un aborto cuesta a partir de $15000, y las pastillas de misoprostol tienen un precio por encima de $5200. Las que más sufren la ilegalidad son las mujeres pobres, quienes mueren por no poder afrontar los costos de acceder a formas de aborto seguras. Otra barrera importante, es conforme nos alejamos de las grandes urbes. 

En los países donde se ha despenalizado el aborto, las muertes maternas por abortos ya no existen y la cantidad de abortos realizados se redujeron. Incluso durante los gobiernos progresistas en la ciudad de Rosario, Argentina, se ha reducido a cero la mortalidad por abortos y, en igual sentido, dichos gobiernos impulsaron en la Provincia de Santa Fe, la produccciónMisoprostol en laboratorios públicos. Entender el aborto como política de salud pública se hace ineludible ante estas cifras y evidencias.

La despenalización del aborto es una deuda de la democracia y su legalización es necesaria en términos de justicia social, de igualdad, de la salud de las mujeres y de los derechos humanos. 

Es urgente  #QueSeaLey!

Legal, safe and free abortion in Argentina!

From the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) we welcome the new treatment in the Congress of Argentina, the bill of Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy and we call for a vote in favor.

We seek and defend equality, human rights and fight to empower women in all aspects of their lives. We believe that it is essential to recognize women as subjects of rights, as citizens and moral agents capable of deciding whether or not they want to be mothers guaranteeing their right to health and safety by the state. Women are subjects capable of exercising their sexual and reproductive rights, where the State ensures to provide access to comprehensive sexual education and reproductive health services, including abortion.

For more than 15 years, the Campaign for Sexual Education to decide, Contraceptives not to abort, and Safe and Free Legal Abortion not to die, has promoted this debate and continued fighting for reproductive rights and freedom of pregnant bodies.

In Argentina, approximately 450,000 abortions are performed per year, and the death rate from clandestine abortions is 43 (representing 17.3% of all maternal deaths). Getting an abortion starts from $15,000. Misoprostol pills cost above $5,200. Women who suffer the most from illegality are the poor. They die because they cannot afford the costs of accessing safe forms of abortion. Another major obstacle is when we move away from big cities. 

In countries where abortion has been decriminalized, maternal deaths from abortions no longer exist and the number of abortions performed has dropped. During the progressive governments in the city of Rosario, Argentina, mortality from abortions has been reduced to zero and the production of Misoprostol in public laboratories have been promoted in the Province of Santa Fe.  Understanding abortion as a public health policy is unavoidable given these figures and evidences. 

The decriminalization of abortion is a debt of democracy and its legalization is necessary in terms of social justice, equality, women’s health and human rights. 

It is urgent #QueSeaLey!

Statement of IUSY Feminist Working Group’19: Gender Mainstreaming in Youth Organisations

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Young activists of IUSY member organisations have met 27-30 June 2019, at Salvador Allende Haus in Germany to reflect on the theme Gender mainstreaming in youth organisations.

The IUSY Feminist Working Group has further discussed on women empowerment, intersectionality, representation and prevention of sexualized violence with a unique left perspective. We believe the fight against patriarchy must be the fight against all privileges and exploitations. Therefore, we have highlighted the difference from right and liberal feminism and have stressed for the need to:

  1. change the structure of society in order to achieve real equality. It’s not enough to cancel limitations;
  2. consider other struggles requiring attention and association with the needs in pursuing for gender equality;
  3. emphasise that the only feminism is intersectional feminism;
  4. analyse the reality through the lens of socialist intersectional feminism and to bring the left perspective to the centre of the table;
  5. have internal tools and common understanding of topics related to feminism in order to implement gender equality in the MO’s & in IUSY;

The Feminist Working Group has resolved to develop and publish a toolkit in December in order to inform, form and transform the knowledge.

No feminism without socialism, no socialism without feminism

Salvador Allende Haus, Germany, 29thJune 2019

 

 

OPEN CALL | Stories of women : Giving a voice to the unheard

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The IUSY Feminist working group is starting the implementation of its roadmap developed during the last meeting (September 17-24 2017, Mollina, Spain).

The first planned activity is to create a quarterly thematic journal on feminism and related themes. The first edition is planned to launch on November 25th, 2017 on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

We would like to collect stories/articles on the theme of gender based violence. We want to speak up about the issue by sharing our stories, celebrating those who have survived and connect to each other by working together for transformation and peace. The power of storytelling is valuable as a strategy for raising awareness, empowering and inspiring change.

IUSY Feminist working group is calling for submission of stories from feminist activists from IUSY member and partner organisations from Africa, South and North America, Asia-Pacific, Mediterranean, Europe (Balkans and Black Sea Cooperation Area).

We are seeking stories that respond to this prompt as a strategy for shedding light on:

  • The value of women in the movement to end gender-based violence,
  • The strength and perseverance of feminist activists and advocates in the face of challenging times

Submission guidelines:

  • Stories should be written from your point of view (first person/ “I” statements),
  • Stories should be between 2-4 pages including the photo of the author(s).
  • We encourage everyone who has a story on the topic to submit them especially individuals from traditionally marginalized and oppressed groups, including advocates of color, non-English speaking, immigrant, indigenous, Deaf, trans-identified, gender nonconforming, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and living with disabilities.
  • Creativity in storytelling is welcomed!

Submissions are due 10 November, 2017 in Word format via email to: iusy@iusy.org with the subject line “Stories of women_full name”.

Authors of submitted stories will be informed about the selection results within a week after the deadline. Selected stories will be published in IUSY website, social media and shared among IUSY member and partner organisations. Stories will lead IUSY Feminist working group in drafting a resolution on gender based violence for the next IUSY Congress that will take place in the beginning of January 2018.

We are looking forward to receive your story!

IUSY Feminist working group