THE Unborn child he has Rights?

Does the Unborn Child Have Rights?

Initially, it's important to define what an unborn child is: according to civil law doctrine, it's a living being that's about to be born. According to the law, it's a living being that's still in the mother's womb, being gestated.


From a strict reading of our Civil Code, we have the Natalist Theory, based on its Article 2, according to which the unborn child is not a person and does not have rights, since the law conditions civil personality to live birth. However, in Conceptionist Theory, which is based on a constitutional reading of the Civil Code and guided by the principle of Human Dignity, despite the unborn child still being in his mother's womb, he is a human person, and therefore a bearer of rights.


In other words, the Theory received by the law is the Christmastide, and we have had an increasing tendency, over the years, to use the Conceptionist Theory, understanding the unborn child as a subject of rights.


Thus, the unborn child is the holder of personality rights, such as the right to prenatal protection, the right to life, the right to pregnancy support; the right to receive donations, without prejudice to applicable taxes; the right to inheritance and legacy; and a guardian may be appointed to defend their interests, among others.


It is important to emphasize that Nascituro is not to be confused with Stillborn, which is a stillborn child, which must be registered in a specific book at the Natural Persons Registry Office, and which will also have personality rights to be preserved, such as name, image and burial, among others.

Victor Habib Lantyer
lantyer.com.br

Lawyer, professor, author, and researcher specializing in Digital Law, AI, Intellectual Property, and the LGPD. He is the author of the book "LGPD and Its Impact on Labor Law" and "Digital Law and Innovation" and has over seven legal works. He is a member of the Permanent Technology and Innovation Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/BA), coordinator of the Artificial Intelligence coordination team, and a member of the LGPD and Metaverse coordination teams. He is a member of the National Association of Digital Law Attorneys. He is the creator and creator of the Lantyer Educacional website (www.lantyer.com.br), which simplifies legal matters in a simple, easy, and democratic way.

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