Green Wave (abortion rights)

The Green Wave or Green Tide (Spanish: "Marea verde") is a grouping of abortion-rights movements in various countries in the Americas that have collectively adopted the colour green as a symbol of their movement and successfully pushed governments to expand abortion access in multiple countries across Latin America, a region known for some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world. While Latin America is a diverse region with a large range of abortion policies, the Green Wave has made its way across the area and has had a profound impact on abortion policies.

The Green Wave movement in Latin America was and continues to be monumental due to the influence of Catholicism and Evangelicalism, brought through Spain and Portuguese historical colonialism. The Catholic and Evangelical churches wield immense power in Latin America, and politicians seeking support from Conservative voters, often those of Catholic or Evangelical faith, may adopt anti-abortion stances. The religious influence within these countries is so immense, that even Argentina declared the federal government's support of Roman Catholicism in their Constitution.

Cultural conservatism, reinforced by Catholic teaching, promotes the role of women as mothers, contributing to public opposition to abortion. Associated with wrongdoing and sin, anti-abortion rhetoric is present in Latin America.

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