Treaty Interpretation of the Right to Life before Birth by Latin American and Caribbean States: An Analysis of Common International Treaty Obligations and Relevant State Practice at International Fora

INTRODUCTION 600 I. RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL LAW ON A PRENATAL RIGHT TO LIFE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 601 II. INTERNATIONAL STATE PRACTICE ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CRC AND THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 606 A. Regional Interpretation of the CRC’s Protection of Life Before Birth 606 B. Regional Interpretation of the American Convention on Human Rights 614 C. Consistent Regional Opposition to the Creation of Abortion Rights 617 1. Inexistence of International Abortion Rights 617 2. Promotion of the Creation of International Abortion Rights by Non-Judicial Human Rights Bodies 622 3. Latin American and Caribbean States’ Opposition to the Creation of International Abortion Rights 626 CONCLUSION 634