Is it constitutional to decriminalize abortion beyond indications?

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Rodolfo Figueroa García Huidobro

Abstract

 The thesis of this work is that, decriminalization of abortion, either for the whole pregnancy or under a term, should be considered constitutional according to the Constitutional Court’s ruling from 2017. Such ruling establishes three principles that justify this paper’s thesis: 1. Abortion is not forbidden by the Constitution and the legislature is authorized to decriminalize it. 2. The unborn is not a person and thus, it does not have a right to life. 3. The woman has a right to a voluntary motherhood. The same conclusion should be drawn from the text approved by the Constitutional Convention.

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Figueroa García Huidobro, R. (2022). Is it constitutional to decriminalize abortion beyond indications?. Revista De Derecho (Valdivia), 35(2), 203–226. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-09502022000200203
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Author Biography

Rodolfo Figueroa García Huidobro, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.

Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile. Doctor en Derecho,
University of Wisconsin, Estados Unidos. Profesor de Derecho Público, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.