Religion and Politics in Argentina: Religious Influence on Legislative Decisions on Sexual and Reproductive Rights

The interactions between the state and religious institutions in Argentina are expressed on the municipal, provincial, and national levels, in the sphere of legislation and public policy, and in a wide range of undefined informal relationships. Politics and religion have historically been intertwine...

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Published in:Latin American perspectives 2016-05, Vol.43 (3), p.133-143
Main Authors: Esquivel, Juan Cruz, Pérez, Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catholicism
Church & state
Civil rights
Implementation
Intervention
Laicism
Legislation
Legislators
Legislatures
Policy making
Political freedom
Public policy
Religion
Religion & politics
Religious institutions
Religious laws
Religious organizations
Reproductive rights
Roman Catholic Church
Same sex marriage
Studies
Voter behavior
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Summary:The interactions between the state and religious institutions in Argentina are expressed on the municipal, provincial, and national levels, in the sphere of legislation and public policy, and in a wide range of undefined informal relationships. Politics and religion have historically been intertwined, and their relationship can be described as subsidiary laicism, in which the recognition of civil rights coexists with significant intervention of the Church in the implementation of public policy and in which state support of religion at an intermediate level is considered legitimate. Religious institutions and convictions influence votes in the Congress on laws expanding sexual and reproductive rights, and under such influence provincial and municipal governments delay the implementation of those laws. Las interacciones entre las instituciones estatales y religiosas en la Argentina se expresan a nivel municipal, provincial y nacional en el ámbito de la legislación y la política pública, y en una amplia gama de relaciones informales no definidas. La política y la religión han sido entrelazadas históricamente, y se puede describir su relación como laicismo ancilar, donde el reconocimiento de los derechos civiles coexiste con apreciable intervención de la Iglesia en la implementación de la política pública, y en dónde el apoyo estatal a la religión a un nivel intermedio se considera legítimo. Las instituciones y convicciones religiosas influyen sobre la votación en el Congreso sobre leyes ampliando los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, y bajo tal influencia los gobiernos provinciales y municipales retrasan la implementación de aquellas leyes.
ISSN:0094-582X
1552-678X
DOI:10.1177/0094582X16629459