In Brazil, abortion is considered a crime under the Criminal Code since 1940. After the Zika virus epidemic (2015-2017) and the consequent appearance of microcephaly in newborns struck South America, the debate on the decriminalization of abortion in the Brazilian society was reignited. Using data obtained from focus groups comprising women of reproductive age across different socioeconomic strata and two Brazilian cities, we investigated the perceptions of the participants on abortion, especially its use during the Zika epidemic. Although legally criminalized, abortion is prevalent among women, as a way to fulfill their reproductive desire. Criminalization puts the health and lives of women at risk, particularly those with less economic an...
In this transnational study, we aimed at providing insights into women’s views and attitudes towards...
This article exposes some points about the right to abortion as part of human’s rights question. The...
O aborto inseguro à considerado um grave problema de saÃde pÃblica, desde a dÃcada de 1990, pela Or...
In this paper we will explore the widespread of congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil associated ...
This research brief reports on a focus group study that explores how and why the Zika virus affects ...
Brazil now has confirmed 1845 cases of Congenital Zika syndrome in babies (TORCHZ) in a group of 909...
Abstract Background Latin America presently has the world’s highest burden of Zika virus, but there ...
Uganda and isolated in humans in 1952 in the same country. Up to 2007 there were few cases of human...
Introdução: Em 2015, a infecção pelo zika começou a chamar a atenção de profissionais de saúde da re...
The present paper analyzes the impacts of the abortion criminalization in abortive itineraries of fi...
Brasil declaró una emergencia de salud pública durante la epidemia del virus Zika, recomendando evit...
En 2015 empieza una epidemia causada por el virus del zika en Brasil, siendo luego asociada a proble...
Este estudo buscou compreender como a epidemia do zika vírus e suas consequências sobre o desenvolvi...
It is a common practice for anthropologists to explore connections where scholars from different dis...
To assess knowledge, pregnancy attitudes and contraceptive practices in relation to the Zika virus o...
In this transnational study, we aimed at providing insights into women’s views and attitudes towards...
This article exposes some points about the right to abortion as part of human’s rights question. The...
O aborto inseguro à considerado um grave problema de saÃde pÃblica, desde a dÃcada de 1990, pela Or...
In this paper we will explore the widespread of congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil associated ...
This research brief reports on a focus group study that explores how and why the Zika virus affects ...
Brazil now has confirmed 1845 cases of Congenital Zika syndrome in babies (TORCHZ) in a group of 909...
Abstract Background Latin America presently has the world’s highest burden of Zika virus, but there ...
Uganda and isolated in humans in 1952 in the same country. Up to 2007 there were few cases of human...
Introdução: Em 2015, a infecção pelo zika começou a chamar a atenção de profissionais de saúde da re...
The present paper analyzes the impacts of the abortion criminalization in abortive itineraries of fi...
Brasil declaró una emergencia de salud pública durante la epidemia del virus Zika, recomendando evit...
En 2015 empieza una epidemia causada por el virus del zika en Brasil, siendo luego asociada a proble...
Este estudo buscou compreender como a epidemia do zika vírus e suas consequências sobre o desenvolvi...
It is a common practice for anthropologists to explore connections where scholars from different dis...
To assess knowledge, pregnancy attitudes and contraceptive practices in relation to the Zika virus o...
In this transnational study, we aimed at providing insights into women’s views and attitudes towards...
This article exposes some points about the right to abortion as part of human’s rights question. The...
O aborto inseguro à considerado um grave problema de saÃde pÃblica, desde a dÃcada de 1990, pela Or...