Gomez, Lidia Susana

Hayes, Jeryl D

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Health Law and Policy BriefVolume 6 | Issue 2 Article 410-9-2013Following Protocol: The Role of Human RightsLaw in Reducing Maternal MortalityJeryl D. HayesLidia Susana GomezFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/hlpPart of the Health Law CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. It has been acceptedfor inclusion in Health Law and Policy Brief by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law.For more information, please contact fbrown@wcl.american.edu.Recommended CitationHayes, Jeryl D., and Lidia Susana Gomez. "Following Protocol: The Role of Human Rights Law in Reducing Maternal Mortality."Health Law & Policy Brief 6, no. 2 (2012): 17-30.rc1d Bank1laki,6 11hHI1lirepproximatel11-nuch more likely tonjury because adohc-I- - - - C' 1 1 4-less likely to seekare iJleast 3.':-omolicre311:61lidelilicly prleelprleml. 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The Committee remains weeiiitdtprvnthabtonndheostlconcerned that women seeking treatment waisudn jnco.19AtugLM wsin public hospitals have been reported to utmtl ucsfli e pelt h urmthe judicial authorities by medical staff Cuto utctehsia i o efr hwho believe that they have been involved in aotodet rsuefo niaoto rusabortions, that legal proceedings have been o h rud httepennywstoavnebrought against some of these women, and a t urn tg ftet otet-w ek.I1that in some cases these proceedings have ThHuaRitsCmteecnlddhtresulted in severe penalties for the offense AretnbfalgtourneeLRsihtoof abortion, or even homicide, an offense aleaabrinspovddfruerteCmnlinterpreted broadly by the courts. 10Cdhd ioodhr ihs" heHCdeeA number of states that are signatories to human tepyia n etlsfeigLRwsfrerights treaties limit abortion to circumstancestoedrwafuhragavedbhrsaussposing a danger to the health or life of the mother.awonwihadsbltndcfrmdhtteAdvocates maintain that criminalizing mosttramncoedbyAile7fthItrainlabortions has a chilling effect on women who Cvnn fCvladPltclRgt ICRrequire abortions for therapeutic purposes because etnst csta as etlsfeigmedical personnel are afraid to perform abortions AdtoalteHCcnlddta M' ihdespite the exception. Human rights bodies have t rvc a iltdb retn,12detspecifically considered whether nations, which so ulwu uiilitreec namte htsollimit abortion, are imposing a de facto total banhaebnbtwn Merlglurdnadhrby failing to have in place procedures for invoking pyiin.TeHCcnlddta retn athe limited right to abortion. One such case, KL v. i raho rils7ad1 fteICR nPeru, reached the Human Rights Committee, underrthe optional Protocol of the ICCPR.101 In that case, rlto oICRAtce ,7ad1.1medical personnel denied an abortion to a 17 year- TeErpa or fHmnRgt a iialold woman, despite the fact that the fetus she carriedfonthtiasae"dpssauorrgltoswas anencephalic and had no chance of long-term aloigbrtninsmstuinitutntsurvival. 102 The pregnancy posed both physical and srcueislglfaeok nawyta olmental risks to the young womanl03, who was forcedto carry the pregnancy to term and then nurse the Tsa .Pln n Rv oad h or oebaby for several days before it died.104 Althoughabortion was generally illegal in Peru, the ban didprcdalfmeoknbigapenntwanocontain an exception for therapeutic abortion in eecs e ih fscest aflaoto. 1the case of risk to the mother's health. 1os The HRC I h aeo B&Cv rlnfreape hfound that the state violated woman's rights becausesaecutfndhttefilrtopvde""whstate agents denied her an abortion that should haveamengflpoduetobinnaoronwhnbeen considered legal under Peru's own lawS.106 Ieadwe e iewsi agrrsle n"In another recent case, 107 a young Argentinean srkn icrac ewe h hoeia ihwoman, LMR, with a permanent mental disabilitytoalwuabrinnIeadonhegudsfabecae pegna  a a rsul of apea d ougt aabotin t puli hsptal Te osita'sbieticcommtte appove h ab tio beausehercasweeiiite1opeen h brto n1hehsiawas ssud aninjnctin.19 Alhouh LM waultiatel sucsfli e pelt heurmTheHuan1iht Comte1 onlddtaCode 1a iltdhrrgt.ITeHCdeeth Jhscladmna sfeigLRwsfretoedrlaiurhragaae bie ttsa1 1ma wt a 1iaiiy n cnimdtahtramnHoee b1 ril fth nentoahaeberewenLR e1ea gada n ebhscas h R cocldea ta Agniaain brahorrils7ad1 fteICR ninbecpfAtce2o teOtoa rtcli1eain oICRHrils ,7ad 1.1fond ta ifasat "ads staor deuatinaloigaotoni oestaios 1tms oii jiH<T )Iklack(rte scent1girl111H1ibe1hnt; Gepr(lolescent girlie:hild has indite adolescentsreproductivenily planningr1HIsppre>o1nily lannpre pr(sh<Ipfin(1cknowlclhch29 Id.3oId* Id.A32 Lnn reean, si Huan ight inMatrnats ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ V on"r the Rihsofmn nArc.ar.1,(03ereiafte Rihts f omn i AfrcakIn te Cty o Mai aExeutie Orer 03. ssud12Februar, 2000so "Emergency~~~7' CotaepinBnndnHodrsHonduras~~ Nes 4vialea- tp/ww.odrsesprc1sAicies, plans, prndlations have belolescent Girls:TH(nendations are divideC.ons based on principles31ution "Health and Hu4ich was approved bythe Pan American Helis resolution urges herb(Hurtsolut2nshrillakehokl<1lcrm01lementary school(1Global H<as orgamizeCollege of1i?arclpapreprc)-1161 irlegiskeJud1PAHOaper, He1lapplimergirls'1levelpleispcnu1urrmr*PohicwleIlli )I1,>ll1:11IDIAlehAsh >leAl oll:1oholiap Jarliamenle in -rtprcapproprajudicialwomen and adolescent gi* Adopt protocols for impmbeprott1esc.s for tectini11sely involjlegal prof(ornevs and Icc1iich key pr(leislatorsh* Make11legislaiationalilly tlint girlsi legishincludiiprc11lay a kelil1escent girlsDreake1llegishmi applinJpr(61el in the legish1fective implement>1icies, plans and Ic1 adolescent girls?1knowle<ons relclann1lIl11-r1lspchhIVky ke knowl112chelojt prc0rlq,A >l1(*0li,IC- Ah*>li1lle models-peopHsePtlay a role in r1(IMprr1pyprcIn(* Invol1*sup* Invo1\)r(rl* NetworkI )1 rtnily plannir?ropnics in kcDrt lescent 1irlJDevelknowl<?r1icy makenmcrnmit1l1HliHIidrn1J acatermcpromote the>ra)rtI1E1lCh1s* Applpracti:11*0c ],:cliAllclh*0l-11DIC>ls*erls

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