The bill on the voluntary interruption of …

With the support of activists and women's groups, lawmakers from different political parties will present the draft law on the voluntary termination of pregnancy (VE) for the eighth consecutive year on Tuesday. The standard will come back to Congress, in an attempt to move forward with the legalization of the voluntary termination of pregnancy until the 14th week of gestation, together with the International Day of Pregnancy. action for women's health.

Last year, the project was approved by the Chamber of Deputies after a thorough debate, but was later rejected by the Senate. On this occasion, the chances of being sanctioned are low because the upper house still has the same composition of lawmakers as in 2018.

In any case, members of the National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and Free Abortion will re-introduce the initiative to insist on the application and to add memberships. Outside Parliament, the presentation will be accompanied by a mbad mobilization expected, convened at 5pm with the characteristic green facial tissues.

Last year, the standard included the signatures of more than 70 legislators from different spaces, which could be adopted next Tuesday. "The parliamentary initiative proposes the sanction of a fundamental law that will solve a public health problem such as unsafe abortions in our country, the need to strengthen prevention policies in bad education programs." badual and reproductive health, "he said. the campaign In the project that will be presented again on Tuesday, week 14 is maintained to voluntarily terminate the pregnancy and outside this period, only in case of violation or risk of life for the woman or the pregnant person.