Young people, life and guarded of the consciences. The main legal discourses of the Catholic opposition to sexual and reproductive health rights and the same sex marriage in Argentina

Abstract

The introduction of pluralist notions of sexuality and reproduction, promoted by the feminist and LGBTTI movements in public contexts (national and international), reflected the way in which the discussions and institutions, formerly set in the private sphere, entered the public and governmental agenda and the international human rights institutions. This new scenario generated strong tensions around the discursivities that are involved in the national and international human rights debates. Incorporating the discussions related to a pluralistic sexual agenda in terms of "rights" implies a series of tensions and challenges. Taking these dimensions into account, this paper seeks to understand differentes aspects of the used of the legal discourses by religious conservatives actors, against the recognition of the right to sexual and reproductive health and the right to same sex marriage in Argentina. In this opportunity, we focous on the used of three legal discourses: the right to life since conception, the right to conscientious objection and the affectation of the rights of children and young people.