THE RIGHT TO LIFE OF AN UNBORN HUMAN BEING: A CRIMINAL LAW-BASED APPROACH
THE RIGHT TO LIFE OF AN UNBORN HUMAN BEING: A CRIMINAL LAW-BASED APPROACH
Author(s): Vitalie Stati, Gheorghe Reniță, Ludmila Spinu-Dumneanu, Mihai ȘtefănoaiaSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: right to life; person; unborn human being; product of conception; foetus; embryo;
Summary/Abstract: Criminal law of the Republic of Moldova safeguards the life of a person not the life of a human being in general. The life of an unborn human being is protected partially in Romania. This is because the product of conception does not have the status of a person, while a pregnant woman is free to decide either to terminate or to continue her pregnancy. This Study proposes certain legislative amendments aimed to provide for a more efficient criminal-law defence of an unborn human being. Such a defence cannot have an absolute feature as the right to life of a person is not an absolute right either.
Journal: Cogito - Multidisciplinary research Journal
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 93-118
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English
