Procreative autonomy, gender equality and right to life: the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Artavia Murillo v. Costa Rica

Resumo The trial and the reasons adopted by Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) in Artavia Murillo v. Costa Rica represent significant progress in protecting women’s procreative autonomy. The decision of the IACtHR revoked a decision of the Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica that banned...

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Main Author: Teresinha Teles Pires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Escola de Direito
Series:Revista Direito GV
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-24322017000301007&lng=en&tlng=en