Abstract
This article analyzes the mobilization of the concept of human dignity as prohibition against torture applied to the abortion rights debate in the Claim of Non-Compliance with Fundamental Precept nº 54. I identify that the organization of the case around the principle of human dignity allowed for an agonistic conflict between Catholic and secular constitutionalisms, which was stabilized in the ruling by an interpretation of the precepts based on gender-sensitive secular humanism.
Keywords:
Abortion; Human dignity; Torture