McNaughton Reyes Heathe Luz, Hord Charlotte E, Mitchell Ellen M H, Blandon Marta Maria
Ipas Central America, Managua, Nicaragua.
Health Hum Rights. 2006;9(2):62-86.
Human rights and public health advocates working to compel states to guarantee access to legal abortion services face obstacles. We describe the challenges faced by "Rosa", a nine-year old Nicaraguan girl, whose pregnancy following rape sparked international controversy. The health and human rights arguments utilized either to support or undermine her family's petition for access to legal abortion are explored. Rosa's case highlights how laws that narrowly restrict abortion and make access contingent upon health care providers' approval undermine human rights principles. The article analyzes the strengths, limitations, and complementarity of health and human rights approaches for achieving access to safe, legal services in restrictive contexts. The importance of strategic alliances and implications for future cases are considered.
致力于迫使各国保障合法堕胎服务可及性的人权与公共卫生倡导者面临诸多障碍。我们讲述了尼加拉瓜一名九岁女童“罗莎”所面临的挑战，她在遭强奸后怀孕，这引发了国际争议。探讨了用于支持或削弱其家人寻求合法堕胎申请的健康与人权论据。罗莎的案例凸显了那些严格限制堕胎并将堕胎可及性取决于医疗服务提供者批准的法律是如何破坏人权原则的。本文分析了在限制堕胎的背景下，健康与人权方法在实现安全合法服务可及性方面的优势、局限性及互补性。还考虑了战略联盟的重要性以及对未来案例的影响。
