JOURNAL ARTICLE

Abortion Exceptionalism in International Human Rights Law.

  • Published In: Human Rights Quarterly, 2024, v. 46, n. 4. P. 671 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Smyth, Rebecca 3 of 3

Abstract

Restricting abortion access results in health and human rights issues. There is an emerging consensus in international human rights law (IHRL) that abortion should be decriminalized in at least certain circumstances, and growing recognition of the need for full decriminalization. However, no human rights court has yet issued a judgment requiring full decriminalization. To make sense of this reticence, this article develops the concept of abortion exceptionalism: abortion receives alternative or more intense legal scrutiny than other issues. Undertaking a close reading of abortion jurisprudence in the human rights systems, it identifies abortion exceptionalism in IHRL and ways to overcome it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Human Rights Quarterly. 2024/11, Vol. 46, Issue 4, p671
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0275-0392
  • DOI:10.1353/hrq.2024.a941751
  • Accession Number:181264364
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