Efectos del aborto clandestino en la subjetividad de las mujeres: resultados de una investigación cualitativa en Uruguay

Alejandra López Gómez; Elina Carril Berro

doi:10.18002/cg.v0i5.3784

Authors

Alejandra López Gómez Universidad de la República - Uruguay
Elina Carril Berro Universidad de la República - Uruguay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18002/cg.v0i5.3784

Keywords:

aborto clandestino, subjetividad, derechos de las mujeres

Abstract

The subjective dimension involved in the process of voluntary abortion in contexts of illegality and criminalization hasn't been studied in depth. A clandestine abortion is, by definition, an unsafe abortion, regardless of the sanitary conditions under which it takes place. The context of illegality and criminalization turns into a text that determines the experience and the medical, psychological, family, social and legal outcome. The study was carried out on the basis of a qualitative design with in-depth interviews to women who underwent clandestine abortions in the past 15 years in Uruguay. The findings allowed for the discovery of the subjective factors associated to abortion experiences in a context, such as the Uruguayan, where the practice is defined as a crime by the law in force.

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