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Art depicting women in the aftermath of illegal abortions by Portuguese artist Paula Rego
(Cross-posted also at Video and Multimedia)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017733347
Such a divisive issue isn't a popular subject for artists so i found this interesting and important to see.
Paula Rego is a Portuguese-British visual artist ... Her work often reflects feminism...
The abortion series, which depicts women in the aftermath of illegal abortions, was so powerful it's been credited with influencing the public to campaign for a second referendum, in 2007, after which abortion was finally legalised in Portugal.
The abortion series, which depicts women in the aftermath of illegal abortions, was so powerful it's been credited with influencing the public to campaign for a second referendum, in 2007, after which abortion was finally legalised in Portugal.
https://cvonhassett.medium.com/paula-regos-untitled-the-abortion-pastels-1c58abf9f9af
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