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En el debate sobre despenalización del aborto en Argentina, las posiciones de la jerarquía de la Iglesia Católica son las más conocidas, proyectando una mirada cristiana supuestamente unívoca sobre el aborto. Para cuestionar dicha univocidad, el artículo analiza los diferentes posicionamientos y argumentos de las instituciones evangélicas de Argentina sobre el aborto, reflejando la diversidad de posiciones cristianas al respecto. Desarrollamos una estrategia metodológica cualitativa, a partir del relevamiento de fuentes secundarias (declaraciones de instituciones evangélicas, prensa religiosa y secular), entrevistas a informantes clave y observación participante en eventos evangélicos. Concluye afirmándose que desde el polo conservador, el rechazo a su despenalización se fundamenta en la defensa de la vida del “niño por nacer” y de un modelo de familia heterosexual monógamo reproductivo, así como en la necesidad de considerar la existencia de una mayoría creyente cristiana en la sociedad argentina que se opondría a esta despenalización; mientras que desde el polo liberacionista se subrayan la defensa de la vida de las mujeres que interrumpen un embarazo y las desigualdades socioeconómicas y de género que sitúan en particular riesgo a aquellas de menores recursos económicos.In the debate about the decriminalization of abortion in Argentina, positions of the Catholic Church hierarchy are the best known, projecting a supposedly univocal Christian view about abortion. To question said univocality, this article analyzes the different positions and arguments of evangelical institutions in Argentina on abortion, reflecting the diversity of Christian positions on this issue. A qualitative methodological strategy was developed, based on the revelation of secondary sources (statements by evangelical institutions, religious and secular press), in-depth interviews with key informants and participant observation at evangelical events on this topic. The study concludes asserting that, from the conservative pole, rejection of the decriminalization is based on defense of the life of the “unborn child” and a model of the heterosexual monogamous reproductive family as well as the need to consider the existence of a believing Christian majority in Argentinean society that would oppose this legalization; while the liberationist pole highlights defense of the lives of women who terminate a pregnancy and the socioeconomic and gender inequalities that place women with little resources particularly at risk.Fil: Jones, Daniel Eduardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Azparren Almeira, Ana Laura. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Cunial, Santiago Luján. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

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