El derecho a la salud y la autonomía reproductiva sobre la despenalización parcial del aborto, según la jurisprudencia constitucional

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Abstract: This essay is based on jurisprudential pronouncements that recognize that the right to health and reproductive autonomy cannot be restricted by norms that jeopardize the physical, psychological, and social well-being of women, girls, and adolescents. The main objective is to analyze the content of these rights in the context of the partial decriminalization of abortion, in accordance with Ecuadorian constitutional jurisprudence. Therefore, since 2010, several organizations have been requesting attention to the situation of women who lose their lives due to unsafe abortions. This leads to high maternal mortality rates resulting from illegal, clandestine, and unsafe abortions. Thus, this issue gained greater relevance following the issuance of Ruling No. 34-19-IN/21 and its accompanying judgments by the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, which decriminalizes abortion in cases of rape, establishing a significant precedent in the protection of the rights of women, girls, and adolescents.