Costa Rica's Oversized Role in Latin American Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare
Abstract Costa Rica's reputation as a stable democracy and champion of inter-American human rights law makes it both beacon and bellwether for sexual and reproductive rights in the American continent. The Costa Rican government brought cases involving in vitro fertilization and same-sex marriag...
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| description | Abstract Costa Rica's reputation as a stable democracy and champion of inter-American human rights law makes it both beacon and bellwether for sexual and reproductive rights in the American continent. The Costa Rican government brought cases involving in vitro fertilization and same-sex marriage to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which issued historic decisions expanding reproductive and sexual rights across Latin America. In response, a transnational coalition of self-proclaimed pro-life and pro-family organizations has targeted the Organization of American States and its system of inter-American human rights law, calling on the OAS to respect national sovereignty concerning life and family matters. This chapter traces Costa Rica's key role in Latin American sexual and reproductive rights lawfare as well as the resulting backlash. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8e4ad6fabdf4d75a6560214941054702025-02-02T01:28:41ZengFundação Getúlio Vargas, Escola de DireitoRevista Direito GV2317-61722021-12-0117310.1590/2317-6172202137Costa Rica's Oversized Role in Latin American Sexual and Reproductive Rights LawfareLynn M. Morganhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7681-9739Abstract Costa Rica's reputation as a stable democracy and champion of inter-American human rights law makes it both beacon and bellwether for sexual and reproductive rights in the American continent. The Costa Rican government brought cases involving in vitro fertilization and same-sex marriage to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which issued historic decisions expanding reproductive and sexual rights across Latin America. In response, a transnational coalition of self-proclaimed pro-life and pro-family organizations has targeted the Organization of American States and its system of inter-American human rights law, calling on the OAS to respect national sovereignty concerning life and family matters. This chapter traces Costa Rica's key role in Latin American sexual and reproductive rights lawfare as well as the resulting backlash.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-24322021000300400&tlng=enCosta RicaInter-American Court of Human RightsOrganization of American Statesin vitro fertilizationanti-abortion lawfare |
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| title | Costa Rica's Oversized Role in Latin American Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare |
| title_full | Costa Rica's Oversized Role in Latin American Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare |
| title_fullStr | Costa Rica's Oversized Role in Latin American Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Costa Rica's Oversized Role in Latin American Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare |
| title_short | Costa Rica's Oversized Role in Latin American Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare |
| title_sort | costa rica s oversized role in latin american sexual and reproductive rights lawfare |
| topic | Costa Rica Inter-American Court of Human Rights Organization of American States in vitro fertilization anti-abortion lawfare |
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