Violação aos direitos fundamentais da mulher: violência obstétrica

Abstract

The present work aims to deal with the violation of women's rights, in particular obste tric violence, and to discuss the reason for not having a specific federal legislation for this violence, since it is so commonplace. Initially, the evolution and conceptualization of women's fundamental rights were discussed in general. Then, the main theme was introduced, which is obstetric violence, conceptualizing it and showing some examples. Finally, some existing laws in other countries and in the State of Goiás were exposed, which deal with obstetric violence, the understanding of the Ministry of Health and the Federal Council of Medicine about the term “obstetric violence” and the lack of of spe cific legislation for obstetric violence in Brazil, so that the cases of this violence do not decrease.