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0160/2015 - Legal abortion in Brazil – a national study
Serviços de aborto legal no Brasil – um estudo nacional

Author:

• Alberto Pereira Madeiro - Madeiro, A. P. - Teresina - Universidade Federal do Piauí (UESPI) / Centro de Ciências de Saúde (CCS) - <madeiro@uol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-5982

Co-author(s):

• Debora Diniz - Diniz, D. - Universidade de Brasília (UnB) Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Anis - Instituto de Bioética, Direitos Humanos e Gênero, Programa Pesquisa - <d.diniz@anis.org.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6987-2569

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Gênero

Abstract:

This paper describes the results of a mixed method study on legal abortion services in Brazil. The data was collected in 68 services in two phases. First, an electronic survey covered the organization and composition of health care teams in all services. Second, a deep and semi-structured questionnaire was conducted among 82 health care professionals in 5 services, and an archival research on medical files of women who aborted in each institution. 37 services offered legal abortion, and a legal abortion facility did not exist in 7 states. Police notification, expert medical record and judicial sentence were documents in force in 14%, 8% and 8% of the services. Women who aborted are mostly among 15-29 years old, single and Catholic. Abortion was mostly performed until 14 weeks (68%), using AMIU (45%) and in case of rape (94%). The interviews indicated the absence of physicians to perform abortion and the scarce training of the health care team as the main challenges to women access legal abortion. The outcomes demonstrate a distance between the legal frame and the reality of the services. New services and the strength of the current services are urgent actions to guarantee the reproductive women’s rights in Brazil.

Keywords:

Legal abortion census health services rape sexual violence

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