RESUMO
Durante la primera mitad del siglo XX la presencia de la lepra en sociedades modernas suscitó variadas reacciones. Aun sin que desaparecieran ancestrales prejuicios, el discurso médico-legal abordó un problema que excedía el marco estrictamente sanitario. El trabajo analiza el modo en que, desde una perspectiva científica, fueron gestadas en Argentina respuestas que creyeron hallar en el aislamiento físico y simbólico del leproso una forma proteger la población y el futuro de la raza. En ese contexto, la eugenesia legitimó fuertes restricciones de derechos a enfermos sobre los que siguió pesando aquel estigma ancestral (AU)
During the first half of the twentieth century, the presence of leprosy in modern societies provoked various reactions. As ancient prejudices had not disappeared yet, the medical-legal discourse dealt with a problem that exceeded the strictly sanitary framework. From a scientific perspective, this paper analyzes the way in which answers find that seemed the population and the future of the race in the physical and symbolic isolation of the leper, were developed in Argentina. In that context, the eugenics legitimated strong restrictions of rights to sick persons on whom this ancestral stigma continued to carry much weight (AU)
Assuntos
História do Século XX , Direitos Civis/economia , Direitos Civis/educação , Direitos Civis/história , Direitos Civis/psicologia , Eugenia (Ciência)/história , Hanseníase/etnologia , Hanseníase/história , Hanseníase/psicologia , Isolamento de Pacientes/história , Isolamento de Pacientes/psicologia , Argentina/etnologia , Atitude Frente a Saúde/etnologia , Jurisprudência/história , Direitos do Paciente/história , Serviços Preventivos de Saúde/economia , Serviços Preventivos de Saúde/história , Saúde Pública/economia , Saúde Pública/educação , Saúde Pública/história , Condições Sociais/economia , Condições Sociais/história , EstereotipagemRESUMO
During the first half of the twentieth century, the presence of leprosy in modern societies provoked various reactions. As ancient prejudices had not disappeared yet, the medical-legal discourse dealt with a problem that exceeded the strictly sanitary framework. From a scientific perspective, this paper analyzes the way in which answers find that seemed the population and the future of the race in the physical and symbolic isolation of the leper, were developed in Argentina. In that context, the eugenics legitimated strong restrictions of rights to sick persons on whom this ancestral stigma continued to carry much weight.