The Equality Law: public hospitals must have professionals to perform abortions

The reform of the

requires public hospitals with

to have professionals who perform abortions, eliminates the obligation of the three-day reflection period and ends the requirement of parental consent for abortions. girls 16 and 17 years old.

It was announced by the Minister of Equality

during her appearance in the corresponding commission of Congress, in which she indicated that it will be the woman who decides the method of termination of pregnancy;

at the health center they will give you all the necessary information and will refer you to the hospital for an emergency procedure.

The reform

introduced by the PP government for those under 16 and 17 years of age: "In the same way that they are responsible for working or having sexual relations, they

," Montero has stressed.

Equality is also committed to advancing in the recognition of maternity leave before childbirth;

prevent and eradicate "

and promote good practices that many hospitals" already develop;

guarantee menstrual health and offer sex education at all educational levels.

"It is the responsibility of the State to offer an education that allows the

from equality and respect for the other, for the other," said the minister.

In her speech, she reiterated the obstacles that many women face and that prevent them from exercising their right to have an abortion, such as

by not having to travel hundreds of kilometers because "there are no public resources in their provinces to do so." ".

87.25% of voluntary terminations of pregnancy in 2020 were performed in out- of-

settings , of which 78.04% were in private centers.

"There is a problem of accessibility, gratuity and territorial equity," he said.

Neither Madrid, nor Extremadura, nor Castilla-La Mancha, nor Murcia

in public centers during 2020 and in twelve provinces not one has been reported in the last five years, not even in private centers, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

After recalling that there are hospitals in which

objectors "and communities that allude to it to explain why they do not assume abortions in public health", Montero has underlined his purpose of "shielding" the right to abortion in public centers.

He has recognized that conscientious objection is a

that the Executive will "scrupulously" respect, but has insisted that "it cannot be a barrier" to women's rights.

And he has advanced that

, a norm that opted to create a registry of professional conscientious objectors.

Thus,

"must have professionals who can guarantee the voluntary interruption of pregnancy."

Specialized telephone line

According to Montero,

that they are currently given where they are asked to reflect on the possibility of being mothers, if they request it.

With the current legislation "by law we force all women to reflect for three days,

. Can you imagine, ladies and gentlemen, that this would happen with a man who goes to the health center to protect the right to health ?" he wondered.

The norm will also enable a

in sexual and reproductive rights, where women will be informed of the abortion procedure.

Montero has also stressed the need to

menstrual health products, feminine hygiene and diapers for children and other essential products, so that "they are always accessible to all women".

The head of Equality, who has

has charged against the "reactionary bloc" and has ensured that the democratic quality of a country is also measured in terms of its ability to guarantee women's sexual and reproductive rights.

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