BUENOS AIRES — In this video, Aixa Dea García Avellaneda, a gender activist in Buenos Aires, talks about the strength she says Argentine women display to overcome the widespread male-dominated culture in South America. She had an illegal abortion at 16, and believes abortion is a fundamental right for all women. In Argentina, abortion is illegal with few exceptions.
This video was shot (with Iphone 6S) and produced for U.S. News and World Report on March 25, 2016. Click here to watch it.