The child’s right to life and health
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چکیده
This chapter is guided by the right to life, a universal human rights principle enshrined in all international human rights instruments, including the CRC. Article 6 recognizes that every child has the right to life, survival and development. This provision has been interpreted to mean that measures taken by the State should be “of a positive nature and thus designed to protect life, including life expectancy, diminish infant and child mortality, combating diseases and rehabilitating health, providing adequate nutritious foods and clean drinking water”. Most importantly, the State should refrain from any action that may intentionally take life away, take steps to safeguard life and ensure “to the maximum extent possible” the survival of the child.149
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