Abortion and Democracy

Authors

  • Luis Felipe Miguel Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2012000300004

Abstract

The struggle to legalize abortion in Brazil has advanced very little. The article focuses on the political importance of the issue. On the one hand, it is an index of the laicism of the State, which in turn is a necessary condition for the exercise of democracy. On the other hand, in the absence of this right, the citizenship of women is incomplete. The weight of the Catholic Church in Brazilian political life is not enough to explain the paralysis with regard to the question.

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Published

2012-09-10

How to Cite

Miguel, L. F. (2012). Abortion and Democracy. Revista Estudos Feministas, 20(3), 657–672. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2012000300004

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2012)

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Articles

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