Regulating Conscientious Objection to Legal Abortion in Argentina: Taking into Consideration Its Uses and Consequences
Fil: Ramón Michel, Agustina. CEDES. Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad. Área de Salud, Economía y Sociedad; Argentina.
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I61-R167-123456789-45822023-08-07T13:51:19Z Regulating Conscientious Objection to Legal Abortion in Argentina: Taking into Consideration Its Uses and Consequences Ramón Michel, Agustina Kung, Stephanie López-Salm, Alyse Ariza, Sonia ABORTO LEGAL ARGENTINA Fil: Ramón Michel, Agustina. CEDES. Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad. Área de Salud, Economía y Sociedad; Argentina. Fil: Kung, Stephanie. Ipas, Chapel Hill; Estados Unidos. Fil: López-Salm, Alyse. Ipas, Chapel Hill; Estados Unidos. Fil: Ariza, Sonia, CEDES. Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad. Área de Salud, Economía y Sociedad; Argentina. Claims of conscientious objection (CO) have expanded in the health care field, particularly in relation to abortion services. In practice, CO is being used in ways beyond those originally imagined by liberalism, creating a number of barriers to abortion access. In Argentina, current CO regulation is lacking and insufficient. This issue was especially evident in the country’s 2018 legislative debate on abortion law reform, during which CO took center stage. This paper presents a mixed-method study conducted in Argentina on the uses of CO in health facilities providing legal abortion services, with the goal of proposing specific regulatory language to address CO based not only on legal standards but also on empirical findings regarding CO in everyday reproductive health services. The research includes a review of literature and comparative law, a survey answered by 269 health professionals, and 11 in-depth interviews with stakeholders. The results from our survey and interviews indicate that Argentine health professionals who use CO to deny abortion are motivated by a combination of political, social, and personal factors, including a fear of stigmatization and potential legal issues. Furthermore, we find that the preeminent consequences of CO are delays in abortion services and conflicts within the health care team. The findings of this research allowed us to propose specific regulatory recommendations on CO, including limits and obligations, and suggestions for government and health system leaders. 2020-12-14T15:43:30Z 2020-12-14T15:43:30Z 2020-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo Ramón Michel A, Kung S, López-Salm A, Ariza Navarrete S. Regulating Conscientious Objection to Legal Abortion in Argentina: Taking into Consideration Its Uses and Consequences. Health Hum Rights. 2020 Dec;22(2):271-283. Disponible en: http://repositorio.cedes.org/handle/123456789/4582. http://repositorio.cedes.org/handle/123456789/4582 https://www.hhrjournal.org/2020/12/regulating-conscientious-objection-to-legal-abortion-in-argentina-taking-into-consideration-its-uses-and-consequences/ eng https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Health Hum Rights. 2020 Dec;22(2):271-283. |
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Regulating Conscientious Objection to Legal Abortion in Argentina: Taking into Consideration Its Uses and Consequences |
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