The debate on abortion rights: the involvement of Catholic groups in the Health Committee of the Buenos Aires Legislature

This paper discusses the participation of Catholic groups, specialized in bioethics and biolaw, in parliamentary debates on non-punishable abortion, in the Health Committee of the City of Buenos Aires, in late 2008. Taking into account the multiple transfers and influences between the political and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Irrazábal, Gabriela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Sociologias (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/14971
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/14971
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bioethics
Biolaw
Abortion rights
Women and abortion
Bioética
Bioderecho
Derecho al aborto
Mujeres y aborto
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Sumario:This paper discusses the participation of Catholic groups, specialized in bioethics and biolaw, in parliamentary debates on non-punishable abortion, in the Health Committee of the City of Buenos Aires, in late 2008. Taking into account the multiple transfers and influences between the political and the religious spheres in Argentina, the article examines the political strategy that certain actors of Catholicism use to consolidate the symbolic hegemony of the Catholic Church by regulating the life of individuals, especially women; and the use of these strategies as a way to maintain their hegemonic position within the Catholic Church.