O direito à saúde: história e perspectivas

Abstract

This work intends to analyze the context of the emergence of the right to health in Rio Grande do Sul. The health demands are increasing, the result was the specialization of the law system; that is observed from the "shaping process" of Rio Grande do Sul’s right to health and the sanitary law. This process involves the phenomenon of judicialization of health, as well as the legislative and executive production of the right to health, besides the acknowledged role of social control. Thus, in this process of genesis, recognition, affirmation and concretion of the right to health and sanitary law (in the state of Rio Grande do Sul), we highlight three "fronts": legislative and executive power (political system), law system and social control. This paper aims to contextualize the historical consolidation of this process based on the mentioned triad. Analyze the history of the consolidation of this right, in the complex society, contingent and paradoxical demand us theoretical references to realize it, so the choice for Social Systems Theory and Metatheory of Fraternal Law.