| ADPF 54 | |
| Court: | Supreme Federal Court |
| Full Name: | Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental 54 (National Confederation of Health Workers (CNTS) v. President of the Republic) |
| Citations: | Supreme Court of Brazil decriminalized the abortion of anencephalics in the country |
| Judges: | President
Justices |
| Decision By: | Aurélio |
| Concurring: | Britto, Lúcia, Mendes, Barbosa, Mello, Fux and Weber |
| Dissenting: | Peluzo and Lewandowski |
ADPF 54 is a landmark case of the Supreme Court of Brazil. The rapporteur, minister Marco Aurélio Mello, voted in favor of decriminalization of abortions involving anencephalic fetuses.[1] The minister considered it unconstitutional the interpretation that interrupting a pregnancy of anencephalic fetus is a crime according to the Penal Code of Brazil:[1]
Minister Dias Toffoli voluntarily abstained from voting due to a self-declared conflict of interest, as he previously presented a favorable opinion towards interrupting the pregnancy in such cases, during his term as Attorney General of Brazil.[1]
| Supreme Court members | Ministers | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayres Britto | 1 | 1 | |
| Cármen Lúcia | 1 | 1 | |
| Celso de Mello | 1 | 1 | |
| Cezar Peluso | 1 | 1 | |
| Gilmar Mendes | 1 | 1 | |
| Marco Aurélio Mello | 1 | 1 | |
| Rosa Weber | 1 | 1 | |
| Joaquim Barbosa | 1 | 1 | |
| Luiz Fux | 1 | 1 | |
| Ricardo Lewandowski | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 08 | 02 |
| Prosecutor General | Prosecutor | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Gurgel | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Attorney General | Attorney | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Inácio Adams | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amici curiae (Support for ADPF 54) (10) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | Translated name | Acronym | |
| Catholics for the Right to Decide | CDD | ||
| Associação de Desenvolvimento da Família | Association of Family Development | ADEF | |
| Federação Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia | Brazilian Federation of Gynecology | FEBRASGO | |
| Sociedade Brasileira de Genética Clínica | Brazilian Society of Clinical Genetics | ||
| Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Fetal | Brazilian Clinical Society of Fetal Medicine | ||
| Federal Council of Medicine | CFM | ||
| Rede Feminista de Saúde | Feminist Network of Health | ||
| School of People | EG | ||
| Institute of Bioethics, Human Rights and Gender | ANIS | ||
| Federal Deputy José Aristodemo Pinotti (DEM-SP) | |||
| Amici curiae (Against ADPF 54) (3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | Translated name | Acronym | |
| Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil | National Conference of Brazilian Bishops | CNBB | |
| Associação Nacional Pró-vida e Pró-família | National Association Pro-Life and Pro-Family | ||
| Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus | IURD | ||