Obstetric Violence as a field of dispute: Linguistic repertoires in the media
Obstetric violence. Intersectional feminism. Reproductive justice. Reproductive rights. Women's health
This research had the general objective of analyzing the effects of the veto of the Ministry of Health regarding the use of the term Obstetric Violence, its media repercussions, and which voices occupied the core of the discussion. For this, a survey of articles from the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, published in the period from May 2019 to July 2019, which were related to the theme, was conducted. This is a qualitative research, with inspirations in Social Constructionism and with epistemological positioning from Intersectional Feminism. The selected articles had as corpus of analysis the concept of critical incidents and controversies from the discussion about linguistic repertoires. We found as results that within the field of Obstetric Violence there is a dispute between actresses and actors and that the critical incident of the veto regarding the use of the term showed antagonistic positions. Among these positions it was found an attempt to weaken the discourse of women victims of Obstetric Violence, at the expense of strengthening the medical-centered institutional discourse that there is no intentionality in the act, therefore, it can not be called violent. It was also found a movement of resistance and tension, especially social movements, which defend the continued use of the term. The attempt to dismantle public policies related to reproductive justice, which creates barriers to access, especially for black and poor women, is evident in the current political situation.