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Invoking Health and Human Rights to Ensure Access to Legal Abortion: The Case of a Nine-Year-Old Girl from Nicaragua

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 hum...

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description 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. /// Les défenseurs des droits de l'homme et de la santé publique qui exigent des états qu'ils garantissent l'accès à l'avortement légal rencontrent de nombreux obstacles. Nous décrivons les problèmes rencontrés par "Rosa," une fillette du Nicaragua âgée de neuf ans, dont la grossesse suite à un viol a suscité une polémique internationale. Nous explorons les arguments relatifs à la santé et aux droits de l'homme utilisés pour défendre ou attaquer la pétition de sa famille pour obtenir qu'il y ait un avortement légal. Le cas de Rosa montre comment les lois qui restreignent l'avortement et soumettent son accès à l'autorisation du personnel médical minent les principes de droits de l'homme. L'article analyse les forces, les limites et la complémentarité des approches médicales et des droits de l'homme pour garantir l'accès à des services légaux et sûrs dans des contextes restrictifs. L'importance d'alliances stratégiques et les conséquences pour les cas futurs sont prises en considération. /// Los defensores de los derechos humanos y de la salud pública que trabajan para obligar a los estados a garantizar el acceso a servicios de aborto legales encaran unos obstáculos. Describimos los desafíos enfrentados por "Rosa", una niña nicaragüense de nueve años de edad, cuyo embarazo después de una violación desencadenó una controversia internacional. Los argumentos en cuanto a derechos de salud y humanos utilizados para apoyar ya sea la petición de su familia de acceso a aborto legal, o para oponerse a la misma se exploran. El caso de Rosa pone de relieve la manera en que las leyes que restringen estrechamente el aborto y hacen que el acceso
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Emigration and Immigration
Field Research
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Pregnancy
Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence
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