Brazilian women and abortion: a bioethical approach to public health care

Abstract

The objective of this work is to make a critical reflection about the criminalization of abortion in Brazil. A methodological approach used, conducted by bibliographic review, taking, as starting point, bioethical analysis for the analysis of proposed theme. It verified that unwanted pregnancies, domestic violence and an inaccessible health system are factors which expose women to further damage. The conclusion was that the biopolitics based on patriarchalism and on the principle of the sacredness of life still exerts control over the body and sexuality of women, and is related to the prohibition of induced abortion, which is a public health problem. This work, through the use of the bioethics tool, seeks to promote the development of human relations within the concepts of justice, dignity and equality, using dialectics, presenting pro and against abortion arguments.