“I am a feminist too”. Gender neoconservatism in anti-abortion activism in Chile

This article analyzes how different activisms in Chile – feminists, LGTBIQ+, anti-hegemonic masculinities, and groups opposing sexual and reproductive rights – contested the gender order during the country’s constituent process, which unfolded between 2020 and 2023. In particular, we explore the way in which anti-abortion groups mobilized, showing that they not only oppose the interruption of pregnancy, but they also try to re-signify gender as a social construct. From the logic of methodological assemblage, we combined the observation of street demonstrations and digital ethnography through a series of interviews with cyber-activists of “pro-life” organizations. From the analysis conducted on the practices and discourses of these groups, three types of political operations have been identified: a redefinition of the framework of rights at stake when debating abortion; a broadening of the affected subject otherwise restricted to the fetus; and a resignification of feminism. These findings allow us to conclude that such activisms do not represent “anti-gender” positions but rather correspond to a neoconservative gender countermovement.

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cruz, María Angélica (author)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Aguirre-Díaz, Félix (author), Eguren-Álvarez, Paula (author)
• Μορφή: article
• Γλώσσα: spa
• Έκδοση: 2024
• Θέματα: aborto; direitos humanos; feminismo; gênero; movimento pró-vida; neoconservadorismo; abortion; human rights; feminism; gender; pro-life movement; neoconservatism; derechos humanos; género; movimiento provida; neoconservadurismo
• Διαθέσιμο Online: https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/6143