Relação entre direitos humanos e o aborto.

1. Human rights and abortion
Access to safe, legal abortion is a matter of human rights.
Authoritative interpretations of international human rights law establish that
denying women, girls, and other pregnant people access to abortion is a
form of discrimination and puts a range of human rights at risk. The United
Nations of human rights regularly calls on governments to decriminalize
abortion in all cases and to guarantee access to safe and legal abortion in
certain circumstances.
Countries must respect, protect, and fulfill human rights, including
sexual and reproductive health and autonomy. When safe and legal abortion
services are unreasonably restricted or not fully available, many other
internationally protected human rights may be at risk, including rights to
nondiscrimination and equality; to life, health, and information; to freedom
from torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment; to privacy and
integrity; to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress; and to freedom of
conscience and religion.
Abortion restrictions do not prevent abortions. Research has shown
that when abortion is banned or restricted, the number of abortions does not
decrease. Abortions just move underground. This increases the risk both of
unsafe procedures and the risk of being incriminated.
Legal restrictions on abortion often result in more illegal abortions,
which may also be unsafe and may result in higher maternal mortality. As a

2. result, the lack of access to safe and legal abortion puts the lives of pregnant
people at risk. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),
complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death
for girls and young women ages 15 to 19, and children ages 10 to 14 have a
higher risk of health complications and death from pregnancy than adults.
WHO has also found that the removal of restrictions on abortion results in
the reduction of maternal mortality.
To conclude, I assume that access to safe and legal abortion is the
best way to protect autonomy and reduce maternal mortality.