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A Polêmica do Aborto e o 3º Programa Nacional de Direitos Humanos

2014; UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO; Volume: 57; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0011-52582014000100008

ISSN

1678-4588

Autores

Naara Luna,

Tópico(s)

Sex work and related issues

Resumo

Brazil's Third National Human Rights Program raised a controversy in relation to previous programs by proposing to pass a bill to decriminalize abortion grounds of women's autonomy to decide on matters pertaining to their own bodies. The article presents an anthropological analysis of this debate based on three materials: a document search aimed at comparing the focus of the current and previous programs, a survey of print and electronic media stories covering the controversy, and ethnographic observation of events in which abortion is discussed in relation to human rights. The study maps the main actors in this controversy. Demands for recognition of human rights involve the clash between pro-life groups, who defend the fetus' right to life, and the feminist movement, demanding decriminalization of abortion as a woman's right.

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