AS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS COMO COMBATE DA MORTALIDADE MATERNA

  • Bruna Marques Barreto Universidade Tiradentes
  • Fran Espinoza Universidade Tiradentes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21671/rdufms.v1i1.18879

Abstract

This article addresses a violation of human rights and a public health problem: maternal mortality. This issue is a delicate one for Brazilian women, as the country has already had a condemnation of this type of death in an international body, related to the Alyne Pimentel case. Alyne was one of the countless women who died from state neglect of maternal mortality. This research aims to analyze what mechanisms exist to face maternal mortality, analyzing the reflexes and changes on the theme. The article has as a research question whether the mechanisms for combating maternal mortality are effective. The method applied in the research has a qualitative character, being analyzed the profile of the parturient who dies, the violation of human rights that occurs, and finally, the legislation and measures that are in the scope on the subject. In addition to the case analysis of accountability in the Committee on Elimination Against All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW “Alyne Pimentel vs. Brazil”, a case that showed the vulnerability of women in the health system.

Author Biographies

Bruna Marques Barreto, Universidade Tiradentes

Graduanda do curso de Direito na Universidade Tiradentes – UNIT, Sergipe Brasil.

Fran Espinoza, Universidade Tiradentes

PhD em Estudos Internacionais, Universidade de Deusto, ex-pesquisador da Cátedra UNESCO-Deusto, Espanha. Foi Researcher Marie Curie Action, Initial Network SPBuild (Comissão Europeia) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Pós-doutor em Políticas Públicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Brasil. É membro do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Sociologia Política Brasileira e Observatório de Elites Políticas e Sociais do Brasil, UFPR. Mestre em Estudos Internacionais de Paz, Conflitos e Desenvolvimento, Universidade Jaume I, Espanha. Realizou estágio de pesquisa na Universidade Louvain-la-Neuve, Bélgica. É professor titular do Mestrado e Doutorado do Programa de Pós-graduação em Direitos Humanos, PPGD, Universidade Tiradentes – UNIT, Sergipe, Brasil.

Published
2023-06-20
Issue
2022: Revista Direito UFMS - Edição Especial
Section
Artigos

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