This is such a powerful book. Correa's writing helps readers connect with the subject and people in this story. It shows the importance of fighting for women and the need for us to protect out rights. Correa is powerful, intelligent, and the writing pulls on the heart tricks and strikes a rage in you when reading

Belen is the pseudonym of the courageous Argentinian woman who was imprisoned for having a miscarriage. During her ordeal, Belen was subjected to harassment, verbal abuse, and false accusations by the very people who should have protected her. Finally, finding like-minded women who believed in her account of what happened, she was able to get the help she needed. Her case resulted in nationwide demonstrations for the rights of women to have abortions.

Besides Belen's story, there is an account of the trials and everything that led to the laws changing. Readers also learned details about the women and the lawyers involved in helping Belen and the human rights movement in Argentina. While reading this book, I couldn't help thinking about all that is happening in the U.S. right now concerning abortion. Whether you are for or against it, this is an important book for all readers to read. Thank you to Ana Elena Correa for writing Belen's story.

This was such a fascinating story and we should never discount something like this happening in the US. It's wild that so much has happened in the US since this was originally published and it's so wild that I had never heard of this case before. I wish the book could have kept the title, "Somos Belen" for its reprint, I just feel that is so much more fitting.