RT Book
T1 What happened to Belén: the unjust imprisonment that sparked a women's rights movement
A1 Correa, Ana Elena
A2 Atwood, Margaret 1939-
A2 Sanches, Julia 1987-
LA English
PP New York
PB HarperOne
YR 2024
ED First Harperone edition
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1898564892
AB "There are many women like Belén whose names we dont know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chronicle of one womans fight for justice."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Foreword by Margaret AtwoodThe heartbreaking true story of an Argentinian woman imprisoned for having a miscarriage-an injustice that galvanized a feminist movement and became a global rallying cry in the fight for reproductive rights.In 2014, Belén, a twenty-five-year-old woman living in rural Argentina, went to the hospital for a stomachache-and soon found herself in prison. While at the hospital she had a miscarriage-without knowing she was pregnant. Because of the nations repressive laws surrounding abortion and reproductive rights, the doctors were forced to report her to the authorities. Despite her protestations, Belén was convicted and sentenced to two years for homicide.Beléns imprisonment is a glaring example of how womens health care has become increasingly criminalized, putting the most vulnerable-BIPOC, rural, and low-income-women at greater risk of prosecution. Beléns cause became the centerpiece of a movement to achieve greater protections for all women. After two failed attempts to clear her name, Belén met feminist lawyer Soledad Deza, who quickly rallied Amnesty International and ignited an international feminist movement around #niunamas-not one more-symbolized by thousands of demonstrators around the globe donning white masks, the same kind of mask Belén wore when leaving prison. The #niunamas movement was instrumental in pressuring Argentine president Alberto Fernández to decriminalize abortion in 2021.In this gripping and personal account of the case and its impact on local law, Ana Correa, one of Argentinas leading journalists and activists, makes clear that what happened to Belén could happen to any woman-and that we all have the power to raise our collective voices and demand change.Translated by Julia Sanches
NO "Originally published as Somos Belén in Argentina in 2019 by Grupo Editorial Planeta"--Title page verso
NO Zielgruppe: 5PB-US-H, Bezug zu Latino-Amerikanern
NO Zielgruppe: 5PBCN, Bezug zu Menschen aus der lateinamerikanischen Diaspora / Erbe
CN HQ767.5.A74
SN 9780063316737
K1 Belén : (Victim of state policy on abortion)
K1 Deza, Soledad
K1 Abortion : Government policy : Argentina
K1 Amerikanische Geschichte
K1 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
K1 Biografien: historisch, politisch, militärisch
K1 Biography: general
K1 Biography: historical, political & military
K1 Civil rights & citizenship
K1 Ethical issues: abortion & birth control
K1 Ethische Themen: Schwangerschaftsabbruch und Geburtenkontrolle
K1 Feminism & feminist theory
K1 Feminismus und feministische Theorie
K1 Gender studies: women
K1 HIS058000
K1 Hispanic & Latino studies
K1 History of the Americas
K1 Human Rights
K1 Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
K1 political activism
K1 Politischer Aktivismus / Politisches Engagement
K1 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control
K1 Social & Cultural History
K1 Argentinien : Frau : 20-40 Jahre : Fehlgeburt : Schwangerschaftsabbruch : Kriminalisierung : Strafverfolgung : Gesetz : Frauenbewegung : Aktivismus