Muito sangue tem sido derramado: análise discursiva sobre doação de sangue na Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade 5543

Mateus Aparecido de Faria; Livia Pereira de Souza; Paula Dias Bevilacqua

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.14309

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Mateus Aparecido de Faria Oswaldo Cruz Foundation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6622-9949
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Livia Pereira de Souza Federal University of Minas Gerais
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Paula Dias Bevilacqua Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
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https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.14309

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Judicialization of Health, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Blood Donors, Public Policy

Abstract

This article analyzes the discourses mobilized in Direct Action of Unconstitutionality No. 5,543, focusing on the intersection between health regulations and fundamental rights. The research investigates how transfusion safety was used as an argument to restrict blood donation by men who have sex with men (MSM) and how this restriction fits into dynamics of stigmatization and social exclusion. The discursive analysis of the legal documents reveals tensions between science, law, and public policies, highlighting the clash between the principle of health precaution and the guarantee of equality and non-discrimination. The ruling by the Supreme Federal Court, which declared the restrictive norms unconstitutional, represents an advancement in the protection of human rights but raises debates about the impacts and challenges of its implementation.