Legal and demographic perspectives on abortion: a comparative study of Argentina and the United States
Guerra, Giulia (A.A. 2023/2024) Legal and demographic perspectives on abortion: a comparative study of Argentina and the United States. Tesi di Laurea in Comparative public law, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Cristina Fasone, pp. 194. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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The United States and Argentina: basis for comparison and points of divergence. Not a copy but definitely a source of inspiration: the Constitutions of the United States and Argentina. US common law: the use of the precedent and the stare decisis paradigm. Civil law legal tradition: its peculiarities in the application to Argentina. Federal systems: similarities and differences between Argentina and the United States. Reproductive rights as human rights: application of the human rights framework in Argentina. Reproductive activism in the United States: from “pro-life” to reproductive justice. Abortion laws: a global perspective showing progressive and regressive trends. United States: the path towards the decline of abortion laws. The pre-Roe v. Wade era: from illegality to legality. Roe v. Wade: the supreme Court’s landmark decision. Planned parenthood v. Casey: on the cusp of overturning the roe precedent. States’s legislative response to the supreme Court’s decisions. The escalation of the social debate on the abortion issue. Dobbs v. Jackson women’s health organization: the turning point. Post-Dobbs: reactions from the States and the global community. Argentina: the struggle for abortion rights and what lies ahead. Barriers to initiate change: the pre-reform period in a restrictive scenario and legal constraints. Breaking barriers: the rise of the reproductive rights movement in Argentina. “politica por otros medios”: struggles and efforts to initiate change through the Argentine Supreme Courts. Abortion law reform in Argentina: the critical two years leading to legal change. The post-law 27.610 scenario: national implementation and international impact. Under a demographic lens: an analysis of the Argentina and the United States abortion regimes at federal and local levels. The United States: demographic data pre-Dobbs vs. Jackson. The consequences of the overruling: the maternal mortality crisis. Healthcare disparities across states: between restrictive and protective approaches. Argentina: demographic data pre-legalization. Argentina: post-abortion law, effect of access to safe and legal abortion services. Maternal mortality and abortion access: a tale of two Argentina’s. Tackling maternal mortality and health disparities: policy insights for the United States and Argentina.
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Bibliografia: pp. 153-191.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | Comparative public law |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Fasone, Cristina |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Testa, Maria Rita |
| Academic Year: | 2023/2024 |
| Session: | Autumn |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2025 13:40 |
| Last Modified: | 06 May 2025 13:40 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/41974 |
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