Criminalization of abortion in Ecuador and its implications

The article demonstrates the ineffective and anachronistic nature of the criminalization of abortion, since in addition to generating serious violations of women's rights, it has caused that the female morbidity and mortality rates continue growing, and that the family nucleus, society and the...

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Autor: Guerra Rodríguez, Elsa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista FORO: REVISTA DE DERECHO
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/613
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/foro/article/view/613
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:criminalization of abortion
women
gender
intersectionality
constitutional rights
feminism
patriarchy
criminalización del aborto
mujeres
género
interseccionalidad
derechos constitucionales
feminismos
patriarcado
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Sumario:The article demonstrates the ineffective and anachronistic nature of the criminalization of abortion, since in addition to generating serious violations of women's rights, it has caused that the female morbidity and mortality rates continue growing, and that the family nucleus, society and the State are the affected. Additionally, it makes visible the way in which the criminalization of the interruption of pregnancy is configured as a device for the control of the female body and the requirement of the observance of a reproductive contract imposed by the patriarchal system. Finally, it raises some alternatives to the need to reduce the alarming rates of clandestine abortion in Ecuador, and the feminist demand for recognition of women as full subjects capable of self-determination in the reproductive field.