Women's Reproductive Health Rights: The Rule of Law and Public Health Considerations in Repealing the Criminal Laws on Abortion in the Republic Suriname
| Autor: | Castelen, Milton Andy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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abortion
reproductive health rights reproductive health law reproductive health women's rights right to health crime and punishment approach human rights right to life rule of law Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights Suriname criminal law pregnancy constitutional law Convention on the Rights of the Child American Convention on Human Rights |
| Druh dokumentu: | Diplomová práce |
| Popis: | Within the Surinamese jurisdiction the Constitution grants women the right to health and imposes a legal duty on the state to facilitate the realization of this right. Also treaty law, in particular, the ICESCR article 12 and the CEDAW article 12 grant women the right to the highest attainable standard of health and the right to non-discriminatory access to healthcare. But due to the criminal law applicable to abortion women lack non-discriminatory access to reproductive healthcare and therefore do not enjoy the highest attainable standard of pregnancy related health. Despite its decision not to enforce the abortion prohibiting criminal laws, Suriname remains in a state of failure to comply with its legal duties as imposed by the Constitution and treaty law. This, due to the state’s reluctance to repeal the criminal laws on abortion and its failure to enact effective health regulations to facilitate women in need of an abortion. |
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