In the last year, more women’s rights movements have been occurring in the United States and all over the world. Several are advocating key issues regarding reproductive rights, physical abuse, and sexual violence. Women all over the world are faced with threats to their fundamental rights, which include access to contraceptives and a safe and legal abortion. Jordana Timerman, an Argentine journalist and author of Misogyny, Femicide and an Unexpected Abortion Debate addresses Argentina’s critical movement in stopping unsafe abortions, violence, and prejudice of Latin American women in South America. Jordana Timerman knows first-hand what it is like as a woman in Latin America. In the article, Timerman discusses the powerful women’s rights movement
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Timerman uses logos to help the audience better understand what is happening in Latin American in which she gives compelling facts and explanations to better appeal to the mind. Timerman explains why the unexpected debate on abortion started a conversation among Latin American women. In 2015, a public activism group call Ni Una Menos (not one less) started the group not because of the debate but because of the surge of femicides that had claimed the lives of 235 women in one year. Timerman also makes an effective argument by presenting facts and the use of experts to better understand how illegal abortions are affecting not only Argentina but Latin America as a whole. To better support logos she gives some facts about clandestine abortions being the leading cause of maternal mortality in Argentina. “Experts believe 500,000 take place annually, and ensuing complications killed an estimated 43 women last year.” Timerman also uses examples of other countries in Latin America to make her argument a lot stronger. By presenting statistics from other parts of the Americas she is helping persuade the reader intellectually. “ El Salvador also has the highest femicide rate in the world; Latin American countries dominate the top 10 with the highest femicide rates.” By providing statistics, facts, and explanations, Timerman backs up her argument with evidence to better persuade the
Timerman uses logos to help the audience better understand what is happening in Latin American in which she gives compelling facts and explanations to better appeal to the mind. Timerman explains why the unexpected debate on abortion started a conversation among Latin American women. In 2015, a public activism group call Ni Una Menos (not one less) started the group not because of the debate but because of the surge of femicides that had claimed the lives of 235 women in one year. Timerman also makes an effective argument by presenting facts and the use of experts to better understand how illegal abortions are affecting not only Argentina but Latin America as a whole. To better support logos she gives some facts about clandestine abortions being the leading cause of maternal mortality in Argentina. “Experts believe 500,000 take place annually, and ensuing complications killed an estimated 43 women last year.” Timerman also uses examples of other countries in Latin America to make her argument a lot stronger. By presenting statistics from other parts of the Americas she is helping persuade the reader intellectually. “ El Salvador also has the highest femicide rate in the world; Latin American countries dominate the top 10 with the highest femicide rates.” By providing statistics, facts, and explanations, Timerman backs up her argument with evidence to better persuade the