Abstract

IRRAZABAL, Gabriela  and  FELITTI, Karina. The Case of Belen and the constructions about the "unborn" in Argentina. Contributions for the discussion. Rev. Bioética y Derecho [online]. 2018, n.43, pp.45-60. ISSN 1886-5887.

In 2016, "Belén" was sentenced to 8 years in prison, accused of having murdered her "baby", her "son", based on statements by witnesses who found a "fetus" of approximately 22 weeks lying on the toilet of the hospital bathroom. These displacements of meaning of the figure of an "unborn" are frequent among those who oppose the legalization of abortion, but they are also present in the mass culture, the pregnancy/maternity market, children's books on sexual education and women's stories. We present a bibliographic review on these complexities and an analysis of the judicial decision of the Belén Case to collaborate to a socio-cultural history of the unborn and contribute to the discussion on (non) reproductive rights and gender justice.

Keywords : unborn; abortion; Argentina; the case of Belen.

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