Zampas, Christina

International Human Rights and the Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth

This article focuses on the mistreatment of women during childbirth and identifies this area of international law as underdeveloped. The author conducts a comprehensive review of the human rights standards in international law pertaining to the mistreatment of women during childbirth.

Conscientious Objection to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: International Human Rights Standards and European Law and Practice

This article examines the practice of conscientious objection to sexual and reproductive health services in Europe. Conscientious objection arises in health care when providers refuse to provide certain services (such as abortions) based on religious, moral, ethical, or philosophical beliefs. This article explores the human rights outlined in international and European law and the medical and ethical standards regarding the regulation of conscientious objection and discusses the current state of the law in Europe. It finds that inadequate

Abortion as a Human Right : International and Regional Standards

This article summarizes the expansion of international human rights standards and jurisprudence supporting women's right to abortion. It surveys relevant developments within the United Nations, Inter-American and African human rights frameworks regarding abortion. It addresses contexts in which women's rights to life and health are implicated, such as situations of rape, incest or fetal impairment, as well as abortion based on social and economic reasons and on request. The article also touches on the growing affirmation by international