Brazilians told to delay pregnancy plans amid virus surge - latest updates

[Judi Lynn]

43 MINUTES AGO

Covid-19 has killed over 3M people and infected more than 140M others globally. Here are the latest coronavirus-related developments for April 17:

Saturday, April 17

Brazilians told to delay pregnancy plans amid virus surge

Brazil's health ministry has recommend that women living in the country delay any pregnancy plans due to the virus.

Speaking in Brasilia, Raphael Parente, from the Brazilian Ministry of Health advised young women "to wait so the situation gets better."

He said that although there was no formal research carried out, there was some evidence to suggest that the Brazilian variant of the virus showed "more aggressiveness" in pregnant women compared to last year.

https://www.trtworld.com/life/brazilians-told-to-delay-pregnancy-plans-amid-virus-surge-latest-updates-45979

[littlemissmartypants]

1. I confess, I didn't read the article. But my first thought was birth control.

Is the government making it available country wide for every man and woman in Brazil who is sexually active? Because telling your abusive partner, husband or boyfriend to "wait" doesn't provide much protection and certainly won't work for instances of rape.

What kind of delusional "leadership" is this? Clearly, patriarchal society has failed us all when a male figurehead thinks a verbal warning is an effective method of family planning. It sounds like a recommendation meant to protect women when all it really does is set them up for abuse.

They are right and royally screwed in Brazil thanks to Bolsonaro. Now they want to make pregnant women responsible for possible life threatening pregnancies without any real material and emotional support. As usual we are the ones that carry the weight of the world. It makes me cry.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brazil-variant-covid-pregnant-women-b1832951.html?amp