The right to life of the unborn child from a human rights perspective

Abstract

All human beings have the right to life; however, when it comes to the unborn child or nasciturus, the controversy about whether it is the subject of this right is heightened, especially when the debate takes place in the preamble of the discussion of laws that approve or criminalize abortion. Consequently, the present study aims to analyze the positions of different authors in relation to the right to life of the unborn child from the analysis of human rights. In order to fulfill this purpose, a theoretical research was carried out, based on the review of scientific articles and documents related to the subject, and the use of inductive, analytical and synthetic methods. As a result, it was determined that the condition of the nasciturus as a person cannot be denied, therefore, its right to life must be guaranteed from conception according to the contents of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.