@legalruling {472431,
	title = {Case of Teixeira v. Brazil},
	journal = {C/49/D/17/2008; Communication No. 17/2008 },
	year = {2011},
	publisher = {Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)},
	abstract = {http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/jurisprudence.htm



CEDAW/C/49/D/17/2008\&nbsp;



On August 10 2001, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued its landmark decision on the Communication No. 17/2008. The case was filed by the organization Advocaci\&nbsp;{\textendash} Advocacia Cidada pelos Direitos Humanos and the Center for Reproductive Rights against the state of Brazil on November 30th 2007. This is the first decision establishing states{\textquoteright} \&nbsp;international responsibility on preventable maternal death case within the UN Human Rights System.},
	url = {http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/jurisprudence.htm},
	author = {CEDAW}
}
