Abortion in Chile: advances in human rights

Authors

  • Claudia Paz Dides Castillo Corporación Miles
  • Constanza Paz Fernández Zamorano Corporación Miles

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2019.0.20421

Keywords:

abortion, reason for abortion, reproductive and sexual rights, human rights, autonomy, reproductive freedom

Abstract

This article offers an account of the political and legal process that led to the approval of the Chilean bill on willful abortion under three circumstances: threat for the pregnant woman’s life, fetal inviability and rape. It describes and analyzes data on the situation of abortion in the country, provides a brief historical review of the political process and debate on the law, and reflects on the challenges that sexual and reproductive rights still face.

Author Biographies

Claudia Paz Dides Castillo, Corporación Miles

Claudia Dides, Socióloga, Magister en Estudios de Género y Cultura, Universidad de Chile, Directora de Corporación Miles, investigadora en Salud Sexual, Salud Reproductiva, Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos, Aborto y políticas públicas y género. Ha sido Directora Programa Género, FLACSO-Chile y Subdirectora del Centro de Bioética y Salud Pública de la Universidad de Santiago.

Constanza Paz Fernández Zamorano, Corporación Miles

Constanza Fernández, Socióloga y diplomada en Historia de las Ideas Políticas, Universidad Diego Portales, Investigadora Corporación Miles en derechos sexuales y reproductivos y políticas públicas. Se ha formado en medición de Violencia contra las Mujeres en ILPES, CEPAL.

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Published

2018-05-29

How to Cite

Dides Castillo, C. P., & Fernández Zamorano, C. P. (2018). Abortion in Chile: advances in human rights. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (43), 61–76. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2019.0.20421

Issue

2018: Núm. 43 - jul - Dossier on political and judicial strategies in the debate for the legalization of abortion in Latin America, coordinated by J. Arosteguy and S. Deza

Section

Monographic Dossier

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