Magaly Quintana
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BornMay 28, 1952
DiedMay 5, 2019 (aged 66)
OrganizationCatholic Women for the Right to Choose
Magaly Quintana | |
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 Quintana in 2017 | |
| Born | May 28, 1952 |
| Died | May 5, 2019 (aged 66) |
| Organization | Catholic Women for the Right to Choose |
Magaly Quintana Pereyra (28 May 1952[1] – 5 May 2019) was a Nicaraguan feminist historian and activist.[2] She was director of Catholic Women for the Right to Choose, advocating for the right to therapeutic abortion following its ban in Nicaragua in 2006.[3] She also led advocacy opposing violence against women, raising awareness of femicide in the country.[4] In 2018, she joined the anti-government protests.[5]
Quintana was born 28 May 1952.[1] She attended La Asunción for high school, then entered university, becoming a student leader.[1] She joined the Nicaraguan Revolution, then in 1982 began working in feminist organizing.[1]
She died of a stroke on 5 May 2019, aged 66.[2]