'Handmaid's Tale' march for Argentine abortion rights

 


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Dozens of demonstrators wearing red cloaks and white bonnets like the characters from the novel-turned-TV series "The Handmaid's Tale" demonstrated Wednesday in Argentina in favor of legalizing abortion.

The demonstrators marched in silence with their heads bowed through the streets of the Argentine capital until they reached the Congress building. Under a heavy rain, one of them read a letter by "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood, who supports the effort led by Argentine feminist groups.

"Nobody likes abortion, even when safe and legal. It's not what any w...



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