EN PT


1103/2013 - Derechos humanos y derecho al aborto en América Latina.
Human Rights and abortion in Latin-America: where the life of women still does not matter.

Author:

• Alejandra Zúñiga-Fajuri - Zúñiga-Fajuri, A. - Viña del mar, Outro País/Another Country - Escuela de Derecho Universidad de Valparaíso. Chile. - <alejandra.zuniga@uv.cl>

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Gênero

Abstract:

The objective of this studio is to question the fact that in some countries in Latin America (Chile, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Dominican Republic) abortion is still forbidden in all cases. While rivers of ink have flowed about it, human rights theory is not often summoned to the defense of abortion. This ostensible slip can be traced to the pervasive, albeit veiled belief that pregnant women are inherently devoid of human rights, as their condition requires ceding and even surrendering their rights to someone else. This article intends to show that an adequate reading of general human rights theory should include abortion rights through the first two trimesters of pregnancy, noting that basic liberties can only be limited for the sake of liberty itself. It also intends to respond to those who claim that the abortion issue cannot be resolved, since the exact point in embryonic development that separates legitimate and illegitimate abortion cannot be determined. Potent moral arguments exist for an approach capable of reducing uncertainty and establishing a basis for reforms that move past prescriptive laws and focus on the moral importance of trimester laws.

Keywords:

abortion human rights health care

Content:

Access Issue in Scielo

Other languages:







How to

Cite

Zúñiga-Fajuri, A.. Derechos humanos y derecho al aborto en América Latina.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Jul). [Citado em 28/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/derechos-humanos-y-derecho-al-aborto-en-ameacuterica-latina/13456?id=13456&id=13456



Execution



Sponsors