“…Despite the models of formal secularism that have been applied in several countries in the region (Oro and Ureta, 2007), religion continues to be a key player in defining certain politics, and it is precisely in sexual politics that its presence has intensified in recent years (Vaggione, 2009). Thus, through a variety of settings, strategies, and discourses, conservative religious sectors in Latin America have sought to oppose the agenda of sexual and reproductive rights in specific areas such as the decriminalization/legalization of abortion (Amuchástegui et al, 2010;Htun, 2003;Irrazábal, 2010;Machado, 2012;Rosado-Nunes and Citeli, 2010), the sale and distribution of emergency contraceptives (Dides, 2006;Martin, 2004;Peñas, 2010), civil unions and same-sex marriage (Carbonelli, Mosqueira, and Felitti, 2011;Hiller, 2008;Jones and Vaggione, 2012;Morán, 2011), and comprehensive sexual education initiatives (Araujo, 2005;Jones, Azparren, and Polischuk, 2010). The presence of religion in the public sphere has prompted a series of policy debates about the guidelines and limitations of the relationship between religion and politics.…”