Civic participation in the legal development of public policies; a propos of the Congress debate on decriminalization of rape-related abortion

Authors

  • Susana Chávez Alvarado Magíster, Directora General, Promsex, Lima, Perú
  • Brenda Álvarez Álvarez Abogada, Departamento de Asesoría Legal, Promsex, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v76i4.11412

Keywords:

Sexual rape-related abortion, Citizen participation in public policies, Parliament debate and sexual rape.

Abstract

In recent years, citizen participation has gradually obtained more importance in the development and application of public policies, expressed in various instruments created. Nevertheless those mechanisms are still incipient, formal and even discursive; many gaps hamper the exercise of citizen opinion, as well as limited use of evidence from academic and technical spaces is achieved. The parliament debate on Let Her Decide Citizen Initiative (citizen proposal to decriminalize rape-related abortion) is a good example to identify the kind of contributions obtained and their potential to generate favorable or unfavorable positions. This analysis pretends to show such positions, acknowledging the road that lies ahead for sexual and reproductive rights laws, especially those on legal and safe abortion, to have consensual human rights contents.

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Published

2015-12-31

Issue

Vol. 76 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Simposio

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Copyright (c) 2015 Susana Chávez Alvarado, Brenda Álvarez Álvarez

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Chávez Alvarado S, Álvarez Álvarez B. Civic participation in the legal development of public policies; a propos of the Congress debate on decriminalization of rape-related abortion. An Fac med [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 May 19];76(4):413-24. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/11412