Résumé : This paper focuses on the violation of the human rights of women as a result of punitive abortion legislation in El Salvador. It argues that the Salvadoran state has violated provisions and principles contained in national and international human rights instruments by failing to incorporate the necessary and appropriate measures to guarantee all of its citizens, and particularly young, single and low-income women, the ability to exercise their reproductive rights in general, and their right to abortion in particular. The criminalization of abortion resulting from the legal and constitutional reform process in 1998 and 1999 undermines the protection of women's rights by violating rights guaranteed by the Salvadoran Constitution and international conventions ratified by the country. These rights include the right to life, liberty and security of person; the right to health; the right to physical integrity; and the right to privacy. Moreover, it is emphasized that the Salvadoran government has failed to fulfill its commitments arising from the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development and the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995.
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