AN INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST APPROACH FOR THE PROTECTION OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: THE "MAREA VERDE" EXPERIENCE AND THE LEGALIZATION OF ABORTION IN ECUADOR

The struggle for sexual and reproductive rights has been one of the main pillars of the feminist movement globally. In some particular cases, this struggle has been adapted to the specific contexts of the territories where collective actions take place. Such is the case of Latin America, where feminist collectives have as one of their main demands the legalization and decriminalization of abortion. This struggle has been consolidated under what is known as the Marea Verde (Green Tide), a transnational movement that uses intersectional feminist principles to advance legal abortion in the region. One of the countries that has been influenced by the Marea Verde is Ecuador, where feminist collectives recently pushed for the legalization of abortion in cases of rape.