| The high rate of maternal mortality due to unsafe abortion in developing countries calls for great concern at national and international arenas. This thesis discusses how the right of privacy and the right to life are interpreted under international law. Taking Eritrea as a case study, the thesis analyses the philosophical and practical interpretation of the rights in relation to some social aspects of Eritrea. Given the communal life of Eritrean society and the practice of international human rights bodies, the right to life is more pertinent than the right of privacy in tackling the tragedies of unsafe abortion. Despite its historical background, the right to life has been broadly interpreted to protect women who are vulnerable to fatal unsafe abortion practices. States have a duty to reduce economic, social, legal, and other factors that force women to resort to unsafe abortion under international law. Accordingly, the central objective of the thesis is to show the indispensability of utilising the right to life in avoiding the consequences of unsafe abortion in developing countries. |
