Abortion In Latin America And The Caribbean

Author : Ligia De Jesús Castaldi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0268107688

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Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean by Ligia De Jesús Castaldi Pdf

"This new and original study by Ligia Castaldi is the first major publication to analyze in detail the abortion laws of the Latin American and Caribbean nations that are parties to the American Convention on Human Rights. Making use of a broad range of materials relating to human rights and abortion law that are not yet available in English, the first part of this book analyzes how Inter-American human rights bodies have interpreted the American Convention's prenatal right to life. The second part examines Article 4(1) of the American Convention, setting forth a comparative analysis of the laws regarding prenatal rights and abortion in all twenty-three nations that are parties to this treaty. Castaldi questions how Inter-American human rights bodies currently interpret Article (4)1. Against the predominant view, she argues that the purpose of this treaty is to grant legal protection of the unborn child from elective abortion that is broad and general, not merely exceptional. Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean offers an objective analysis of national and international laws on abortion that presents much valuable information about these laws for the first time in English. Castaldi proposes a new interpretation of the American Convention's right to life provision that is nonrestrictive and provides general protection for the unborn. The book will appeal not only to students and scholars in the field of international human rights but also to human rights advocates more generally"--

Author : Ligia De Jesús Castaldi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0268107653

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Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean by Ligia De Jesús Castaldi Pdf

This new and original study by Ligia Castaldi is the first major publication to analyze in detail the abortion laws of the Latin American and Caribbean nations that are parties to the American Convention on Human Rights. Making use of a broad range of materials relating to human rights and abortion law that are not yet available in English, the first part of this book analyzes how Inter-American human rights bodies have interpreted the American Convention?s prenatal right to life. The second part examines Article 4(1) of the American Convention, setting forth a comparative analysis of the laws regarding prenatal rights and abortion in all twenty-three nations that are parties to this treaty. Castaldi questions how Inter-American human rights bodies currently interpret Article (4)1. Against the predominant view, she argues that the purpose of this treaty is to grant legal protection of the unborn child from elective abortion that is broad and general, not merely exceptional. Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean offers an objective analysis of national and international laws on abortion that presents much valuable information about these laws for the first time in English. Castaldi proposes a new interpretation of the American Convention?s right to life provision that is nonrestrictive and provides general protection for the unborn. The book will appeal not only to students and scholars in the field of international human rights but also to human rights advocates more generally.

Author : Center for Reproductive Law & Policy
Publisher : Center for Reproductive Law & Policy
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173009811517

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Women of the World by Center for Reproductive Law & Policy Pdf

Author : Jane Marcus-Delgado
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Abortion
ISBN : 1626378428

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The Politics of Abortion in Latin America by Jane Marcus-Delgado Pdf

With Latin America home to some of the most draconian bans on abortion in the world, abortion rights is one of the most controversial and hotly contested topics in Latin American politics today. Jane Marcus-Delgado explores the ways in which key actors--from politicians to grassroots activists to the global community--participate and shape strategies in the ongoing debate. Marcus-Delgado sheds new light on the dire situation of Latin American women facing unwanted pregnancies, and on the interactions between the state and its most vulnerable members of society.

Author : Elizabeth Maier,Nathalie Lebon
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813547282

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Women's Activism in Latin America and the Caribbean by Elizabeth Maier,Nathalie Lebon Pdf

"This is a very exciting collection that will fill an important gap in what has emerged in comparative studies of women and Latin American democracies. Maier and Lebon provide provocative overview essays, and the chapters trace a range of cases from Argentina and Brazil to Nicaragua and Venezuela, showing how institutions. leaders and culture all shape the opportunities and challenges women face."---Jane Jaquette, editor of Feminist Agendas and Democracy in Latin America --

Author : Jane Marcus-Delgado
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Abortion
ISBN : 1626378061

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The Politics of Abortion in Latin America by Jane Marcus-Delgado Pdf

With Latin America home to some of the most draconian bans on abortion in the world, abortion rights are one of the most controversial and hotly-contested topics in Latin American politics today. Jane Marcus-Delgado explores the ways in which key actors - from politicians to grassroots activists to the global community - participate and shape strategies in the ongoing debate. Marcus-Delgado sheds new light on the dire situation of Latin American women facing unwanted pregnancies, and on the interactions between the state and its most vulnerable members of society.

Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Women and Development Unit
Publisher : Santiago, Chile : United Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015038920503

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Major Changes and Crisis by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Women and Development Unit Pdf

Dated September 1992

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : UCR:31210024774596

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Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs Pdf

Author : Olivia Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Sexual division of labor
ISBN : UCSC:32106014878901

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Latin American Women by Olivia Harris Pdf

Author : Mala Htun
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521810493

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Sex and the State by Mala Htun Pdf

As Argentina, Brazil, and Chile made transitions from democratic to authoritarian forms of government (and back), they confronted challenges posed by the rise of the feminist movement, social changes, and the power of the Catholic Church. This study explores the patterns of gender-related policy reform in these countries and reveals their implications for the peoples of Latin America. In addition, it offers a broader understanding of the logic behind the state's role in affecting private lives and gender relations everywhere.

Author : Cora Fernández Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000071429

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Fighting for Abortion Rights in Latin America by Cora Fernández Anderson Pdf

Although they share similar socio-economic and cultural characteristics as well as their recent political histories, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay differ radically in their abortion policies. In this book, Cora Fernández Anderson examines the role social movements play in abortion reform to show how different interaction patterns with state actors have led to three different policy outcomes: comprehensive abortion reform in Uruguay; moderate abortion reform in Chile; and no legal abortion reform in Argentina. Synthesizing a broad range of literature and drawing on in-depth field and archival research, she analyzes the strength of the campaigns for abortion reform, their relationships with leftist parties in power and the context of Church–state relations to explain this diverging trajectory in policy reform. A masterly analysis of how social movements, the power of institutions and Executive preferences have strong explanatory power, Fighting for Abortion Rights in Latin America is a perfect supplement for classes on gender and global politics.

Author : Barbara Sutton,Nayla Luz Vacarezza
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000404463

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Abortion and Democracy by Barbara Sutton,Nayla Luz Vacarezza Pdf

Abortion and Democracy offers critical analyses of abortion politics in Latin America’s Southern Cone, with lessons and insights of wider significance. Drawing on the region’s recent history of military dictatorship and democratic transition, this edited volume explores how abortion rights demands fit with current democratic agendas. With a focus on Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, the book’s contributors delve into the complex reality of abortion through the examination of the discourses, strategies, successes, and challenges of abortion rights movements. Assembling a multiplicity of voices and experiences, the contributions illuminate key dimensions of abortion rights struggles: health aspects, litigation efforts, legislative debates, party politics, digital strategies, grassroots mobilization, coalition-building, affective and artistic components, and movement-countermovement dynamics. The book takes an approach that is sensitive to social inequalities and to the transnational aspects of abortion rights struggles in each country. It bridges different scales of analysis, from abortion experiences at the micro level of the clinic or the home to the macro sociopolitical and cultural forces that shape individual lives. This is an important intervention suitable for students and scholars of abortion politics, democracy in Latin America, gender and sexuality, and women’s rights.

Author : Inés M. Pousadela,Simone R. Bohn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3031391810

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Women’s Rights in Movement by Inés M. Pousadela,Simone R. Bohn Pdf

This book provides an updated comparative overview of women’s movements in Latin America and the Caribbean, filling some of the gaps left by the existing literature. It brings together case studies of nine countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru – and includes a comparative analysis of the overall evolution of women’s rights movements across the region during the past decades. This analysis shows Latin America as the home to the largest, strongest, and most densely regionally and globally interconnected women’s rights movements in the Global South. Each chapter in this volume seeks to understand where the struggles for women’s rights come from, how they stand today and where they are headed to. To do so, they all use qualitative methodologies, and most resort to first-hand accounts of the processes described and reflections by the actors on their own experiences, collected through surveys, in-depth interviews and/or ethnographic observations. The comparative analysis of the different national case studies reveals the main struggles in which women’s rights movements are currently involved in Latin America and the Caribbean: the quest for political representation within the State and its political institutions; the fight against gender violence and the struggle for sexual and reproductive rights – especially abortion rights. Women’s Rights in Movement: Dynamics of Feminist Change in Latin America and the Caribbean will be a valuable resource for researchers, activists and policy makers interested in the struggles for women’s rights not only in Latin America and the Caribbean, but in different parts of the world. It will be of special interest to sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists and other social scientists working in interdisciplinary fields such as gender and social movements studies.

Author : Elyse Ona Singer
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781503631489

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Lawful Sins by Elyse Ona Singer Pdf

Mexico is at the center of the global battle over abortion. In 2007, a watershed reform legalized the procedure in the national capital, making it one of just three places across Latin America where it was permitted at the time. Abortion care is now available on demand and free of cost through a pioneering program of the Mexico City Ministry of Health, which has served hundreds of thousands of women. At the same time, abortion laws have grown harsher in several states outside the capital as part of a coordinated national backlash. In this book, Elyse Ona Singer argues that while pregnant women in Mexico today have options that were unavailable just over a decade ago, they are also subject to the expanded reach of the Mexican state and the Catholic Church over their bodies and reproductive lives. By analyzing the moral politics of clinical encounters in Mexico City's public abortion program, Lawful Sins offers a critical account of the relationship among reproductive rights, gendered citizenship, and public healthcare. With timely insights on global struggles for reproductive justice, Singer reorients prevailing perspectives that approach abortion rights as a hallmark of women's citizenship in liberal societies.

Author : John A. Booth,Patricia Bayer Richard
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781452227894

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Latin American Political Culture by John A. Booth,Patricia Bayer Richard Pdf

Analysing data on eighteen countries, this book systematically and comparatively evaluates norms, attitudes, and opinions concerning democracy and its consolidation and presents readers with a pan-Latin American examination of the region's contemporary political culture.