revue critique de droit et sciences politiques
Volume 20, Numéro 1, Pages 136-146
2025-06-30

The Regulation Of Abortion Under International Human Rights Law

Authors : Messaoud Boureghda Narimene .

Abstract

By imposing responsibilities on states to protect fundamental rights that, when interpreted cumulatively, provide access to secure abortion services, the international human rights law indirectly regulate abortion. This regulation is based on an interpretative and evolutionary approach that aims to fairly consider women's health, autonomy, and dignity as a corollary to abortion, without necessarily recognizing the latter as an independent right.

Keywords

Abortion ; Reproductive rights ; Bodily autonomy ; Right to health ; Cumulative interpretation