Abortion in Brazil. Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: can the Brazilian State be held accountable?

Autores

  • Danilo Augusto de Athayde Fraga Oslo University

Resumo

This academic paper examines the field of human rights and its impact on women's reproductive rights, particularly the issue of abortion in contemporary Brazilian society. Despite international legislation advocating for women's reproductive rights, Brazil has failed to fulfill legal provisions, resulting in the prevention and punishment of women's sexual and reproductive freedom. The criminalization of abortion, combined with moral, political, and religious factors, has led to high rates of illegal and unsafe abortions, resulting in the loss of numerous lives. This article explores the implications of abortion illegality in Brazil society under the penal code, emphasizing its infringement on fundamental human rights, including human dignity, freedom, personal self-determination, and the right to privacy and family life.

Keywords: human rights; reproductivity rights; abortion; Brazil.

Resumo

O presente artigo examina o campo dos direitos humanos e seu impacto nos direitos reprodutivos, particularmente sobre a questão do aborto na sociedade brasileira contemporânea. Apesar da legislação internacional defender os direitos reprodutivos, o Brasil falhou em cumprir as disposições legais, resultando no tolhimento e punição da liberdade sexual e reprodutiva das mulheres. A criminalização do aborto, combinada com fatores morais, políticos e religiosos, tem levado a altas taxas de abortos ilegais e inseguros, resultando na perda de inúmeras vidas. Este artigo explora as implicações da ilegalidade do aborto na sociedade brasileira, sob o código penal, enfatizando sua violação dos direitos humanos fundamentais, incluindo a dignidade humana, liberdade, autodeterminação pessoal e o direito à vida privada e familiar.

Palavras-chave: direitos humanos; direitos reprodutivos; aborto; Brasil.

Resumen

El presente artículo examina el campo de los derechos humanos y su impacto en los derechos reproductivos, particularmente en la cuestión del aborto en la sociedad brasileña contemporánea. A pesar de la legislación internacional defender los derechos reproductivos, Brasil ha fallado en cumplir con las disposiciones legales, resultando en represión y penalización de la libertad sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres. La criminalización del aborto, combinada con factores morales, políticos y religiosos, ha llevado a altas tasas de abortos ilegales e inseguros, resultando en la pérdida de inúmeras vidas. Este artículo explora las implicaciones de la ilegalidad del aborto en la sociedad brasileña, bajo el código penal, enfatizando la violación de los derechos humanos fundamentales, incluso la dignidad humana, libertad, autodeterminación personal y el derecho a la vida privada y familiar.

Palabras clave: derechos humanos; derechos reproductivos; aborto; Brasil.

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Biografia do Autor

Danilo Augusto de Athayde Fraga, Oslo University

PhD researcher at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Porto. Specialist in Public Policies and in Teaching in Higher Education, has specialized training in Human Rights at the University of Oslo and in Human Rights and conflict mediation by the Secretary of Human Rights of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil. Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and in Languages and Literature. ORCID: 0000-0003-2356-6085.

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2023-11-28