ADPF 54
ADPF 54 is a landmark case of the Supreme Court of Brazil. The minister relator Marco Aurélio Mello voted in favor of decriminalization of abortions involving anencephalic fetuses.[1]
| ADPF 54 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Court | Supreme Court of Brazil |
| Full case name | ADPF 54 (NATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF HEALTH WORKERS (CNTS) v. COURTS OF JUSTICE OF THE STATES) |
| Decided | April 12, 2012 |
| Citation(s) | Supreme Court of Brazil decriminalized the abortion of anencephalics in the country |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Chief Justice
Antonio Cezar Peluso Rapporteur Justice Associate Justices Carlos Ayres Britto, Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha, Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski, Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, Joaquim Barbosa, José Celso de Mello, Luiz Fux |
High Court decision
International status of abortion law
UN 2013 report on abortion law.[2]
Legal on request
Legal for maternal life, health, mental health, rape and/or fetal defects, and also for socioeconomic factors
Illegal with exception for maternal life, health, mental health and/or rape, and also for fetal defects
Illegal with exception for maternal life, health and/or mental health, and also for rape
Illegal with exception for maternal life, health, and/or mental health
Illegal with exception for maternal life
Illegal with no exceptions
Supreme Court of Brazil.
Judiciary representation
| Supreme Court members | Ministers | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Cezar Peluso | 1 | 1 | |
| Carlos Ayres Britto | 1 | 1 | |
| Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha | 1 | 1 | |
| Gilmar Ferreira Mendes | 1 | 1 | |
| José Celso de Mello | 1 | 1 | |
| Marco Aurélio Mello | 1 | 1 | |
| Rosa Weber | 1 | 1 | |
| Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes | 1 | 1 | |
| Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski | 1 | 1 | |
| Luiz Fux | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 08 | 02 |
Legislative representation
| Attorney General of Brazil | Prosecutor | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Gurgel | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Executive representation
| Solicitor-General of Brazil | Solicitor General | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Inácio Adams | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Amici curiae
| Amici curiae (Support for ADPF 54) (11) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anis (Instituto de Bioética, Direitos Humanos e Gênero) | Adef (Associação de Desenvolvimento da Família) | Conselho Federal de Medicina | Deputie José Pinotti (DEM-SP) | Escola de Gente e Rede Nacional Feminista de Saúde, Direitos Sexuais e Reprodutivos | Federação Brasileira de Ginecologia | Federação Brasileira de Obstetrícia | Sociedade Brasileira de Genética Clínica | Sociedade Clínica Brasileira de Medicina Fetal | Sociedade Clínica Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência | Católicas pelo Direito de Decidir (CDD)[4] |
| Amici curiae (Against ADPF 54) (3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Associação Nacional Pró-Vida e Pró-Família | Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (CNBB) | Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God) | |
See also
References
- Abortion of Anencephalics in Brazil (in Portuguese)
- "World Abortion Policies 2013" (PDF). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- World Abortion Policies 2007, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
- pt:Católicas pelo Direito de Decidir
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