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0315/2012 - The media framing of abortion at the Brazilian presidential election campaign in 2010: the exclusion of the public health debate
O enquadramento do aborto na mídia impressa brasileira nas eleições 2010: a exclusão da saúde pública do debate

Author:

• Maria L Andrade Fontes - Fontes, M. - Salvador, BA - Universidade Federal da Bahia / Faculdade de Comunicação - <maluzes@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Gênero

Abstract:

Objectives: this article presents a monitoring survey of the Brazilian media conducted in order to identify the framing of the abortion issue during the period from July 6 to October 29, 2010, which was the period of the official presidential campaign in Brazil. Methodology: from the monitoring of 28 print media (newspapers and magazines) with national circulation, the search recovered 464 texts, of which 434 were considered valid for the study. The media studied included stories, reports, notes, opinion columns, letters from readers and interviews. Results: although abortion has been widely mentioned in Brazilian news coverage of the presidential campaign in 2010, at an average of four texts published a day, the framework adopted for the subject was not that of public health. Among the 434 texts analyzed, only one report explicitly addressed epidemiological data linking abortion to women`s health. In the other texts, the agenda-setting of abortion was guided by electoral frameworks that associated that subject with the dispute for the votes of religious and conservative voters.

Keywords:

Abortion Agenda-setting Framing Reproductive heath Public health Election campaign

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Fontes, M.. The media framing of abortion at the Brazilian presidential election campaign in 2010: the exclusion of the public health debate. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Apr). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-media-framing-of-abortion-at-the-brazilian-presidential-election-campaign-in-2010-the-exclusion-of-the-public-health-debate/9894?id=9894&id=9894



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