Right to Survival and Development
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The right to survival and development is contemplated in articles 6 and 27 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which state the following:
Article 6
1. States Parties recognize that every child has the intrinsic right to life.
2. States Parties shall guarantee to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.
Article 27
1. States Parties recognize the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for his or her physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social development.
2. Parents or other persons responsible for the child have the primary responsibility to provide, within their possibilities and financial means, the living conditions necessary for the child's development.
