Health and Human Rights Territories in Dispute

• Published in: Health and human rights Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 109 - 112
• Main Author: PITANGUY, JACQUELINE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States President and Fellows of Harvard College 01.06.2025; Harvard School of Public Health; Harvard University Press; Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
• Subjects: Adversity; Advocacy; Democratization; False information; Gender identity; Health care access; Health education; Health promotion; Human rights; Misinformation; Narratives; Polarization; Political platform; Populism; Public health; Public opinion; Reproductive health; Reproductive rights; Resilience; Rhetoric; Right wing politics; VIEWPOINT; Brazil

Health and human rights are increasingly contested within a political landscape shaped by competing ideologies, particularly in Brazil. Following the democratization of Brazil in the 1990s, the right to health was enshrined in the 1988 Constitution, establishing universal access to healthcare. Howev...