Political Parties and Abortion: Analysis based on Pronouncements in the House of Representatives of Brazil and Uruguay (1985-2016)

Authors

  • Luis Gustavo Teixeira da Silva Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32735/S0718-6568/2021-N59-1502

Keywords:

Abortion, legislative power, political parties, Brazil, Uruguay.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between the party affiliation of parliamentarians and their respective positions regarding abortion. To carry out this research is based on an analysis of the pronouncements of the parliamentarians in the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil and of Uruguay, between 1985-2016. The text is divided into three sections: in the first, we present the methodological elements adopted; in the other sections, we examine the formation of the party systems in Brazil and Uruguay and analyze how the positions on abortion were expressed, according to party affiliation.

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Author Biography

Luis Gustavo Teixeira da Silva, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel)

Doutor em Ciência Política pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Professor do Departamento de Sociologia e Política da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (DESP/UFPel).

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Published

2021-05-03

How to Cite

da Silva, L. G. T. (2021). Political Parties and Abortion: Analysis based on Pronouncements in the House of Representatives of Brazil and Uruguay (1985-2016). Polis (Santiago), 20(59). https://doi.org/10.32735/S0718-6568/2021-N59-1502

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 59 (2021): Re-imaginando diversidad en la academia, en tiempos de activismo feminista y pandemia

Section

Resultados de Investigación