Brazilian abortion law: the opinion of judges and prosecutors

dc.creatorDuarte, GA
dc.creatorOsis, MJD
dc.creatorFaundes, A
dc.creatorde Sousa, MH
dc.date2010
dc.dateJUN
dc.date2014-11-15T02:50:18Z
dc.date2015-11-26T17:35:51Z
dc.date2014-11-15T02:50:18Z
dc.date2015-11-26T17:35:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T00:18:07Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T00:18:07Z
dc.identifierRevista De Saude Publica. Revista De Saude Publica, v. 44, n. 3, n. 406, n. 420, 2010.
dc.identifier0034-8910
dc.identifierWOS:000278873400004
dc.identifier10.1590/S0034-89102010005000006
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/63218
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/handle/REPOSIP/63218
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/63218
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1285707
dc.descriptionOBJECTIVE: To analyze the opinion of judges and prosecutors concerning Brazilian abortion law and situations in which the abortion should be allowed. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed with 1,493 judges and 2,614 prosecutors in Brazil between 2005 and 2006. Participants completed a structured questionnaire approaching sociodemographic characteristics, opinions about abortion law, and circumstances in which abortion is considered lawful. Bivariate and multivariate analyses of data were carried out through Poisson regression. RESULTS: The majority of participants (78%) found that the circumstances in which abortion is considered lawful should be broadened, or even that abortion should not be criminalized. The highest rates of pro-abortion opinions resulted from: risk to the life of the mother (84%), anencephaly (83%), severe congenital malformation of fetus (82%), and pregnancy resulting from rape (82%). Variables related to religion were strongly associated to the opinion of participants. CONCLUSIONS: There is a trend in considering the need of changing the current abortion law, in the sense of widening the circumstances in which abortion is considered lawful, or even toward decriminalizing abortion, regardless of the circumstances in which it takes place.
dc.description44
dc.description3
dc.description406
dc.description420
dc.languagept
dc.publisherRevista De Saude Publica
dc.publisherSao Paulo
dc.publisherBrasil
dc.relationRevista De Saude Publica
dc.relationRev. Saude Publica
dc.rightsaberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectAbortion, Legal
dc.subjectAbortion, Criminal
dc.subjectCriminal Law, legislation & jurisprudence
dc.subjectPublic Attorneys
dc.subjectSocial Perception
dc.subjectReligiosity
dc.subjectAttitudes
dc.titleBrazilian abortion law: the opinion of judges and prosecutors
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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