Abortion and Disability ”“ Perception of People with Disabilities, Public Managers and Bioethicists in the epidemic context of Zika
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https://doi.org/10.26512/rbb.v14i0.9964Keywords:
Disability. Bioethics. Abortion. Zika. Public policy.Abstract
Throughout history, conflicts with bioethical issues have involved people with disabilities, and this condition is often the argument used for decision making in relation to life, either for maintenance or extinction. A survey with 109 participants was conducted, divided into three groups: people with disabilities, public managers and bioethicists to investigate the perception of these actors on bioethical dilemmas involving public policy and disability, and support the bioethical analysis and decision-making in public policy formulation. 30 bioethicists, 45 public officials and 34 people with disabilities replied to the questionnaires. The results indicate differences in perception between the groups: most members of the group of disabled people said to be against the legalization of selective abortion because of disability, while half of bioethicists participants is favorable to this type of abortion. Since there is no moral consensus today on the issue of abortion in Brazil, the discussion of decriminalization of abortion may be the most appropriate route at that time.
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