Legal Pregnancy Interruption: Public Policy

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to review the development of public policies and the legal framework in Argentina to guarantee access to legal interruption of pregnancy (LIP) on the basis of sexual rights and reproductive rights. METHODS: there were reviewed the laws and jurisprudence that establish the legal framework for access to ILE, official technical documents and other bibliographic materials that refer to that legal framework. RESULTS: The results of bibliographical analysis have shown that Argentina has a legal framework, guided by the Criminal Code of the Nation, which allows legal interruption of pregnancy on the following grounds: if there is danger to the health or life of the pregnant person or when pregnancy is a result of rape. The F., A. L. ruling of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has established an explanatory reading of the Code, promoting public policies that guarantee the right to ILE. CONCLUSIONS: On the one hand, despite the current legal framework in Argentina, there are still barriers to accessing ILE; on the other, it is necessary to reinforce public policies aimed at guaranteeing such access, which implies continuing to train health teams and continue the management work performed by the Directorate of Sexual and Reproductive Health of the National Health Secretariat, together with provincial ministries.