Argentina Makes History

<div>During the holiday break, Argentina made history when the nation's Congress approved a bill to legalize abortion. On this first Latino Rebels Radio episode of 2021, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Columbia University professor <a href="https://twitter.com/VickyMurillo">María Victoria Murillo</a> to discuss why this news was so significant. Originally from Argentina, Murillo is also director of the Institute of Latin American Studies and host of the <a href="https://ilas.columbia.edu/podcasts">Unpacking Latin America podcast</a>.</div> <div><br> </div> <div> <em>Featured image: Abortion rights activists outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, December 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)</em><br> <br> <em>This episode was produced by Harsha Nahata.<br> <br> Music courtesy of </em><a href="http://www.nacionalrecords.com/"><em>Nacional Records</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/03RzmjmnwUciSB6HwO0zZJ?highlight=spotify:track:4QVdx1xmxRW3lJf19Fl9H0"><em>La Plebe</em></a><em>.<br> For more about our telehealth sponsor, </em><a href="http://plannedparenthood.org/rebels"><em>click here</em></a><em>.</em> </div>