Feminist movements and the construction of comprehensive carestrategies for abortion situations in Brazil

Abstract

This article analyzes the trajectories and strategies developed by Brazilian feminist collectives, Grupo Curumim, Humaniza Coletivo Feminista, and Projeto Vivas, to ensure comprehensive care in abortionrelated situations and to overcome the institutional challenges of the Unified Health System (SUS). It aims to engage in dialogue with these collectives to understand what possible futures can be built to guarantee autonomy and access, through advocacy and harm reduction actions in a context marked by criminalization and stigmatization. The reflection was developed through virtual conversation circles with representatives of the collectives, emphasizing listening, dialogue, and the collective construction of knowledge, in alignment with feminist and decolonial perspectives. The findings highlight practices grounded in welcoming care, information, coordination with health services, and political mobilization, which emerge as feminist and social technologies of comprehensive care. The experiences analyzed reveal both tensions and connections with health services, particularly with Primary Health Care (PHC), whose absence is often noted in care pathways. The study concludes that these collectives broaden the repertoire of abortion care in Brazil and contribute to the formulation of public policies rooted in reproductive justice, autonomy, and dignity.