2021-01-082021-01-082021-01-082020-12-17https://ri.ucsal.br/handle/prefix/2836The present work aims to analyze the relevance of the decriminalization of abortion in Brazil, its impacts on women's health and on the reduction of the mortality rate. In addition to examining the health policy in Brazil and the comprehensive health policy for women, observing aspects related to reproductive health, family planning and others; discuss the issue of abortion, its illegality and criminalization, pointing out its impacts on women's health, and establishing the relationship between social issues, abortion and the criminalization of abortion, pointing to decriminalization as a path to women's health. For this, a bibliographic search was made and soon after a content analysis. In such a way, the present Conclusion of Course work is organized in order to raise the question of how the decriminalization of abortion will reduce the high mortality rate of women who have to resort to clandestine abortions, since, according to the results of the analysis, the law does not correspond to the demands of society, as many women continue to practice abortion, only in an insecure way.Acesso AbertoDescriminalização do abortoSaúde da mulherAbortionWomen's healthDecriminalizationSocial issuesTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCiências Sociais AplicadasServiço Social