Lucía Berro Pizzarossa
Biographic Data
| ID | 2454410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lucía Berro Pizzarossa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lucía Berro |
| FAMILY NAME | Pizzarossa |
| SIGNATURE | PIZZAROSSA L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Groningen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1736-1665 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Finding colleagues, finding home, finding energy
African feminist pro-choice abortion activism and political mobilization is shaped by colonial legacies in a multitude of ways. A key area where sustained colonial dynamics are visible is in the relationship between pro-choice abortion activists and organizations funded by and/or located in the Global North. How activists in the African space navigate these relationships and infrastructures has been a sustained site of critique within decolonial …
(Re)significando el aborto
Entre 2002 y 2012, Uruguay adoptó una serie de leyes para garantizar los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, incluyendo la Ley N.o 18.987 de Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo. Esa ley, como construcción social, es producto del debate público y del activismo incansable de organizaciones feministas y de derechos de las mujeres. También, la ley es un poderoso agente de construcción de significados que estabiliza y codifica marcos o maneras de conc…
Abortion and well-being
“Well-being” is utilised in multiple ways – an everyday word, a component of health, a policy objective, reflecting a diverse set of shifting meanings, conceptualisations, definitions, measurements, and theorising. Influenced by structural and social conditions, well-being can be enhanced or diminished and is experienced at a range of scales (individual, community, society). Globally, abortion is a common practice with implications for well-being…
‘[E]ven in our fear […] we wanted to do this’
Activism for abortion rights and access in Africa is a vibrant and diverse movement that has become more prominent in recent years. Drawing on qualitative data from interviews with members and allies of the MAMA network (an African transnational pro-abortion activist network), this article explores the evolving landscape of feminist abortion rights activism in Africa, examining how activists navigate and reshape this complex terrain influenced by…
Transgressing biomedical and legal boundaries
Globally, abortion has largely been understood, researched, and regulated within a medico-legal paradigm. However, self-managed abortion (SMA) questions the centrality of the law and bio-medical paradigms, as well as the presumed individuality of abortion decision-making that it is predicated on. SMA offers an “enticing and hazardous” (Donnan & Magowan, 2009, p. 9) challenge to traditional legal and biomedical understandings of and approaches to …
International human rights norms and the South African choice on termination of pregnancy act
The right to access abortion services as an integral component of the right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has been increasingly recognised in the field of international human rights law. However, much more progress is necessary to realise this right in practice. The work of the United Nations human rights bodies and more recently the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has been instrumental in signalling the importance of th…
Realising the right to sexual and reproductive health
BACKGROUND: WHO has a pivotal role to play as the leading international agency promoting good practices in health and human rights. In 2005, mifepristone and misoprostol were added to WHO's Model List of Essential Medicines for combined use to terminate unwanted pregnancies. However, these drugs were considered 'complementary' and qualified for use when in line with national legislation and where 'culturally acceptable'. DISCUSSION: This article …
Legal barriers to access abortion services through a human rights lens
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has increasingly gained importance in the field of international human rights law. The work of the United Nations (UN) bodies, in particular the recently adopted General Comment 22 (GC 22), has been instrumental in signalling the importance of the SRH legal framework and in setting clear guidelines to steer countries into enacting/modifying/repealing national laws in order to comply with their international ob…
Transgressing biomedical and legal boundaries
Globally, abortion has largely been understood, researched, and regulated within a medico-legal paradigm. However, self-managed abortion (SMA) questions the centrality of the law and bio-medical paradigms, as well as the presumed individuality of abortion decision-making that it is predicated on. SMA offers an “enticing and hazardous” (Donnan & Magowan, 2009, p. 9) challenge to traditional legal and biomedical understandings of and approaches to …
Realising the right to sexual and reproductive health
BACKGROUND: WHO has a pivotal role to play as the leading international agency promoting good practices in health and human rights. In 2005, mifepristone and misoprostol were added to WHO's Model List of Essential Medicines for combined use to terminate unwanted pregnancies. However, these drugs were considered 'complementary' and qualified for use when in line with national legislation and where 'culturally acceptable'. DISCUSSION: This article …
Legal barriers to access abortion services through a human rights lens
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has increasingly gained importance in the field of international human rights law. The work of the United Nations (UN) bodies, in particular the recently adopted General Comment 22 (GC 22), has been instrumental in signalling the importance of the SRH legal framework and in setting clear guidelines to steer countries into enacting/modifying/repealing national laws in order to comply with their international ob…
International human rights norms and the South African choice on termination of pregnancy act
The right to access abortion services as an integral component of the right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has been increasingly recognised in the field of international human rights law. However, much more progress is necessary to realise this right in practice. The work of the United Nations human rights bodies and more recently the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has been instrumental in signalling the importance of th…
Transgressing biomedical and legal boundaries
Globally, abortion has largely been understood, researched, and regulated within a medico-legal paradigm. However, self-managed abortion (SMA) questions the centrality of the law and bio-medical paradigms, as well as the presumed individuality of abortion decision-making that it is predicated on. SMA offers an “enticing and hazardous” (Donnan & Magowan, 2009, p. 9) challenge to traditional legal and biomedical understandings of and approaches to …
(Re)significando el aborto
Entre 2002 y 2012, Uruguay adoptó una serie de leyes para garantizar los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, incluyendo la Ley N.o 18.987 de Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo. Esa ley, como construcción social, es producto del debate público y del activismo incansable de organizaciones feministas y de derechos de las mujeres. También, la ley es un poderoso agente de construcción de significados que estabiliza y codifica marcos o maneras de conc…
Abortion and well-being
“Well-being” is utilised in multiple ways – an everyday word, a component of health, a policy objective, reflecting a diverse set of shifting meanings, conceptualisations, definitions, measurements, and theorising. Influenced by structural and social conditions, well-being can be enhanced or diminished and is experienced at a range of scales (individual, community, society). Globally, abortion is a common practice with implications for well-being…
‘[E]ven in our fear […] we wanted to do this’
Activism for abortion rights and access in Africa is a vibrant and diverse movement that has become more prominent in recent years. Drawing on qualitative data from interviews with members and allies of the MAMA network (an African transnational pro-abortion activist network), this article explores the evolving landscape of feminist abortion rights activism in Africa, examining how activists navigate and reshape this complex terrain influenced by…
Finding colleagues, finding home, finding energy
African feminist pro-choice abortion activism and political mobilization is shaped by colonial legacies in a multitude of ways. A key area where sustained colonial dynamics are visible is in the relationship between pro-choice abortion activists and organizations funded by and/or located in the Global North. How activists in the African space navigate these relationships and infrastructures has been a sustained site of critique within decolonial …
Abortion (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Human rights (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Reproductive Health and Contraception (4 works) · Population (3 works) · Pregnancy (3 works)