The boundaries of health citizenship in the prevention policy of venereal diseases. Argentina, 1936-1955
In this article, we propose to analyze three venereal prophylaxis instruments implemented in Argentina since the enactment of Law 12 331 in 1936. Its implementation gave rise to a health citizenship in which a set of inclusions and exclusions were present that delimited its borders. In the first pla...
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Centro de Investigaciones Sociales (CIS) IDES /CONICET
2025
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| Sumario: | In this article, we propose to analyze three venereal prophylaxis instruments implemented in Argentina since the enactment of Law 12 331 in 1936. Its implementation gave rise to a health citizenship in which a set of inclusions and exclusions were present that delimited its borders. In the first place, sex education and prophylactic instruction are investigated. Although both were intended for a universal addressee, moral objections excluded children and women from their implementation. Secondly, it examines the abolition of regulated prostitution, justified by the diagnoses of specialists for whom the patented brothels were responsible for the increase in venereal diseases and trafficking in women. This excluded prostitutes from regular health check-ups and gave men who paid for sex the responsibility for prophylactic care before and after copulation. Finally, it explores the implementation of the exam and the mandatory pre-nuptial certificate for men, which eliminated this requirement for women considered decent because they considered that it sullied their honor. As a result, men were anointed with the responsibility of health care for the population as a whole, integrating them into an androcentric health citizenship. |
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