Abstract: Religious beliefs can be both obstacles to the right to decide and generators of non-univocal effects, based on the articulations and ways of inhabiting each woman's religion in the singular. Therefore, this article analyzes the relationship between the practice of abortion and religious beliefs, based on biographical narratives of women who aborted with different religious identifications and beliefs from Córdoba, Argentina. From the lived religion approach, we reflect on the paradoxical role of religious beliefs in the construction of guilt and secrecy about abortion, and at the same time, strengthening sexual and reproductive autonomy.
Keywords:
gender; abortion; lived religion; experiences; law