The social accountability of induced abortion in police investigations

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https://doi.org/10.4322/dilemas.v17.n.2.61103

Keywords:

sociology of morality, accountability, police inquiry, induced abortion, social stigma

Abstract

The article reflects on police investigations that led to 14 criminal prosecutions for induced abortion in Rio de Janeiro city between 2005 and 2019. Adopting an approach informed by the Sociology of Morality, I propose to analyze the moralities involved in the construction of police inquiries from the social accounts contained in the documents produced at police stations recording the depositions of the accused women and the witnesses involved in the criminal offense of induced abortion.

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Maíra Lemos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

Mestre em Sociologia e Antropologia pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociologia e Antropologia na Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (PPGSA-UFRJ) e graduada em Ciências Socias pela mesma universidade.

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2024-05-28

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2024): MAI/JUN/JUL/AGO

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