Direitos sexuais e reprodutivos das mulheres em privação de liberdade

Abstract

This study addresses the issue of sexual and reproductive rights of women deprived of their liberty. The research aims to analyze the challenges to the achievement of sexual and reproductive rights of women who are serving time in the prison system.In the context of sexual and reproductive health, it is imperative to consider its specific demands and the significant increase in the number of incarcerated women in Brazil. We assume that the conditions of incarceration spaces in the country are notable for their violations, gender inequalities, and institutional violence that multiply and bring serious damage to the health of this population.This is a study of qualitative approach, with bibliographic and documentary analysis based on monographs, masters dissertations, and doctoral thesis found in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD). Data from IFOPEN reports we used. Authors such as Wacquant (1999), Safiotti (2004), Camurça (2007), Angotti (2012), Ávila (2013), Cavalcanti (2019), among others, were used as references for the study. This research found that black and poor women are the most affected by mass incarceration.Most of them are mothers, responsible for providing for the family, with little or no education, and consequently, unemployed. In addition, the study found that pregnant women enter the prison system without access to adequate health services. Aspects such as access to hygiene, free exercise of their sexuality, control in their own decisions about reproduction, and lack of medical treatment for gynecological issues. These are a result of poor investments in public policies to guarantee the rights of these people, who are serving time and are excluded from society.