Political disputes over abortions on the Tijuana-San Diego border (1950-1970)

Authors

  • Areli Veloz Instituto de Investigaciones Culturales. Museo de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Keywords:

borders, abortion, nation, Tijuana

Abstract

This text analyzes how debates and negotiations about the meanings of femininities produce geopolitical borders in Tijuana, Mexico. In order to do it, this study is based on discourse analysis about abortion, sexuality and reproduction in local newspapers during the social movements in the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century. It emphasizes that women’s bodies are responsible of national honor; therefore, they are controlled and regulated in every boundary. In the first place, the conservative political system is explained; afterwards, abortion cases in Tijuana and the political conflicts caused in both sides of the border (Tijuana-San Diego) are presented. Finally, it concludes that political struggles related to women’s bodies or feminized bodies demarcate classifications and social stratifications.

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Author Biography

  • Areli Veloz, Instituto de Investigaciones Culturales. Museo de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
    Doctora en Ciencias Antropológicas por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Profesora-investigadora en el Instituto de Investigaciones Culturales-Museo de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Sus proyectos e intereses de investigación discuten las teorias feministas para anlizar los temas de fronteras, cuerpo y trabajo.

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Published

2016-09-20

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 9 (2016): “Feminismos descoloniales del Sur. Lenguas, memorias y genealogías (pos)coloniales”.

Section

Diálogos y debates

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Political disputes over abortions on the Tijuana-San Diego border (1950-1970). (2016). Interstices of Politics and Culture. Latin American Interventions, 5(9), 127-139. https://revistas.psi.unc.edu.ar/index.php/intersticios/article/view/14932