Opinião de mulheres sobre a legalização do aborto em município de porte médio no Sul do Brasil

Abstract

Schooling and previous induced abortion were the main determinants of women's favorable opinions regarding abortion legalization.

Abortion Opinion Research in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of the Literature

“…Bailey and colleagues (2003) report that younger age is associated with a more accepting attitude toward abortion among Brazilian adolescents at one-year follow-up, and García and colleagues (2004) find that older Mexican adults (aged 45-65) are more likely to be antichoice compared with those aged 15-24. Studies documenting a significant relationship between educational attainment and abortion opinion find that higher levels of education are associated with more favorable attitudes about abortion (Cesar et al 1997;Becker et al 2002;Bailey et al 2003). Two studies find that respondents who are less religious are significantly more likely to hold favorable attitudes toward abortion than are those who are more religious (Casanueva et al 1997;García et al 2004).…”

“…Knowledge, attitudes, and personal experience regarding abortion and abortion law are also analyzed as correlates of abortion opinion in several articles. Two studies of Brazilian women find that those who had an abortion are more supportive of the procedure than those who did not (Osis et al 1994;Cesar et al 1997). Bailey and colleagues (2003) report that Brazilian adolescent girls at baseline who had an abortion are more likely to view the choice as justified than are those who carried their pregnancies to term without considering abortion; at one-year follow-up, however, the differences between the two groups are no longer significant.…”

The Closer You Are, the Better You Understand: The Reaction of Brazilian Obstetrician—Gynaecologists to Unwanted Pregnancy

“…12,13 A common finding of all studies was that the higher the level of education, the more liberal the opinion of Brazilians was with respect to abortion. [12][13][14] More recently, a number of women's organisations launched an initiative called ''Journey towards the Legalisation of Abortion'', with the aim of making abortion legal. These organisations recognise the importance of strong social support with obstetrician-gynaecologists as allies.…”

Algumas Considerações Acerca da Legalização do Aborto no Brasil

“…Assim, os estudos podem utilizar técnicas de urna; técnicas de respostas aleatórias; inquéritos domiciliares com mulheres que sabidamente abortaram, segundo relatos de prontuários; entrevistas sequenciais como forma de estabelecer vínculos de confiança; questionários personalizados, dentre outras (Ministério da Saúde, 2009). César et al (1997) demarcam que, em virtude de o aborto ser um tema envolto em preconceitos e tabus, os dados coletados em algumas pesquisas podem não refletir, de fato, a realidade. Isto porque muitas mulheres podem não mencionar a ocorrência de abortos prévios, em es-pecial se provocados, e manter uma postura contrária à legalização do aborto em virtude de este ser considerado crime e, em alguns casos, porque a Igreja condena esta prática.…”