title: Zika, public health, and the distraction of abortion.
abstract: This paper suggests that the focus on abortion legalization in the aftermath of the Zika outbreak is distracting for policy and lawmakers from what needs to be done to address the outbreak effectively. Meeting basic health needs (i.e. preventive measures), together with research and development conducive to a vaccine or treatment for the Zika virus should be priorities.
authors.affiliation: Global Strategy Lab, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Fauteux Hall 57 Louis Pasteur St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada. thana.campos@law.ox.ac.uk].|The Von Hugel Institute, St. Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. thana.campos@law.ox.ac.uk].|The Las Casas Institute, Blackfriars' Hall, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. thana.campos@law.ox.ac.uk].
authors.forename: Thana Cristina
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: de Campos
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011057:Politics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011634:Public Health; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Abortion; Basic health care; Global health ethics; Neglected diseases; Research and development