Este artigo analisa o comércio ilegal do medicamento abortivo misoprostol no Brasil, com base no estudo de dez casos que alcançaram o Ministério Público do Distrito Federal e Territórios entre 2004 e 2010. Os dados foram assim organizados: 1. história das mulheres; 2. perfil dos vendedores; 3. casos de morte materna. Os resultados mostram que: 1. mulheres jovens, em relacionamento afetivo, fazem uso doméstico do misoprostol sozinhas ou com auxílio dos vendedores. Das sete mulheres indiciadas, três foram denunciadas ao chegar ao hospital público para finalização do aborto; 2. os vendedores são funcionários de farmácias e referências locais para o comércio do misoprostol. Eles informam as mulheres sobre uso do medicamento e prevenção de infecções, mas se recusam a socorrê-las em caso de emergência. Os traficantes atuam pela internet e possuem um estoque mais amplo de medicamentos; 3. houve duas mortes maternas por métodos invasivos combinados ao misoprostol. As principais causas de óbito são a demora em buscar auxílio médico por medo de denúncia policial e o uso combinado do misoprostol com métodos de alto risco.
Palavras-chave:
Cytotec
Misoprostol
Aborto
Morte Materna
Abstract:
This paper analyses the illegal trade market of misoprostol, the main drug for medical abortion in Brazil. The study was conducted at the Distrito Federal Public Prosecution Service between 2004 and 2010 and analyzed ten cases. The cases were organized by three categories: 1. women’s stories; 2. the drug sellers’ profile; 3. maternal mortality cases. The research was reviewed by an ethics committee. The main outcomes are: 1. young women with their male partners engaged in steady relationships use misoprostol alone or with help from the drug sellers; 2. the drug sellers work at the community drugstore and are local points to circulate misoprostol. They instruct women how to use the drug and how to prevent infections, but refuse to provide them with care in case of emergency; 3. there were two cases of maternal mortality in consequence of the combination of high risk methods, such as the vaginal probe and misoprostol. The main causes for maternal mortality are the time women take to seek medical care, for they fear criminal prosecution, and the high risk mixed methods chosen to perform the abortion.
Cytotec and abortion: the police, the sellers and the women
Resumo (abstract):
This paper analyses the illegal trade market of misoprostol, the main drug for medical abortion in Brazil. The study was conducted at the Distrito Federal Public Prosecution Service between 2004 and 2010 and analyzed ten cases. The cases were organized by three categories: 1. women’s stories; 2. the drug sellers’ profile; 3. maternal mortality cases. The research was reviewed by an ethics committee. The main outcomes are: 1. young women with their male partners engaged in steady relationships use misoprostol alone or with help from the drug sellers; 2. the drug sellers work at the community drugstore and are local points to circulate misoprostol. They instruct women how to use the drug and how to prevent infections, but refuse to provide them with care in case of emergency; 3. there were two cases of maternal mortality in consequence of the combination of high risk methods, such as the vaginal probe and misoprostol. The main causes for maternal mortality are the time women take to seek medical care, for they fear criminal prosecution, and the high risk mixed methods chosen to perform the abortion.
Diniz, D, Madeiro, A.. Cytotec e aborto: a polícia, os vendedores e as mulheres. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2011/jul). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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