They will come back to present a legal, safe and free abortion project

The National Campaign for the Right to Abortion has drafted a new bill that will be presented to Congress in April.

March 18, 2019

The national campaign for the right to Abortion He has drafted a new bill that will be presented to Congress in April. L & # 39; initiative decriminalizes and legalizes the voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVE) until week 14 and after that period, when the life or health of the woman is in danger, as well as in cases of rape. In addition, comprehensive baduality education in schools will create a central space, with emphasis on the responsibility of each government in its implementation.

The new project was born after a plenary session at the Faculty of Psychology of the National University of Córdoba, attended by 190 representatives from all provinces. According to Página 12, the new initiative states that in cases where the IVE system is legal or decriminalized, it must be guaranteed in the public health system, private and social work, as well as to be included in the mandatory medical plan.

In the modifications, the campaign eliminated "severe fetal malformations" as causes of EVI and has not incorporated the decriminalization and legalization of abortion in cases of fetuses incompatible with ectopic life. In addition, the project establishes that the termination of pregnancy must be guaranteed within five days of its use.

In the case of health professionals, the project proposes not to criminalize them except they practice abortion without the consent of the woman or the pregnant person.

The people minorIn the meantime, they must have given their informed consent with the badistance of at least one of their parents if they are under 13 years of age. Meanwhile, those between the ages of 13 and 16 are considered mature enough to give the required consent, but when integrity or life is at risk due to a pre-existing condition, at least one from their parents must accompany him. .

Finally, one of the key points of the project will be the Comprehensive bad education and the central role of national, provincial and municipal governments in implementing it.

The project could enter Congress in April and would be the eighth presentation that is made to the Legislative Building. In 2018, it was the first time that he managed to debate.

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