Abortion in European Law: Human Rights, Social Rights and the New Cultural Trend

15 Pages Posted: 25 Sep 2015

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Gregor Puppinck

European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ); M.G. Robertson Global Centre for Law & Policy

Date Written: September 24, 2015

Abstract

This article analyses 1) whether there is a right to abortion within the European Convention on human Rights, 2) whether abortion is a violation of social rights, and 3) whether a recent trend in Europe toward a restriction on abortion shows abortion is a social problem, and not a right or individual freedom.

Legislators and organizations hoping to better protect children and women from abortion will find here criticism of the idea of an existence of a human right to abortion, as well as a legal framework within which such legislative protections may be elaborated.

Keywords: human rights, ECHR, abortion, social rights, reproductive rights

JEL Classification: K00, K10, K33

Suggested Citation

Puppinck, Gregor, Abortion in European Law: Human Rights, Social Rights and the New Cultural Trend (September 24, 2015). Ave Maria International Law Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2664972

Gregor Puppinck (Contact Author)

European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) ( email )

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M.G. Robertson Global Centre for Law & Policy

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