ABORTION: A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN

Abstract

The issue of abortion has been a source of considerations since the dawn of civilization, and it calls for great circumspection when one attempts to fit it socially throughout the history of Human Thinking. It is established as a personal and social problem . and for this exact reason, and also given its irrefutable occurrence . abortion features as a public health concern. Sanitary safety during abortion is related to each country.s own regulations and practices, and to the socio-economic condition of the woman who aborts. The authors reflect on its adoption, its characteristic, and its impact on the Brazilian society. The objective is to debate the relationship amongst the basic principles that guide State and public health policies, and the issue of abortion . which poses a serious public health problem due to its nature. Therefore, a perspective is presented as an argumentative alternative that brings evidence to the proposed debate.