In Puebla they offer another initiative in search of legal abortion

Five local MPs from Morena presented a new initiative in his favour. Legal abortion in PueblaIt consists of reforming the State Health Law so that public health institutions practice interruption of pregnancy. free and under conditions quality.

Daniela Mier Bañuelos, Carlos Evangelista Aniceto, Yolanda Gámez Mendoza, Angélica Cervantes González and Iván Herrera Villagómez Encourage the reform clauses and include the “” section of the proposal, which entered Congress’s Justice and Healthcare Procurement and Administration committees on Nov.Legal Termination of Pregnancy”.

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This is the third initiative presented in the LXI Legislature since January 27. presented the first Same legislators except Gámez Méndoza.

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The latter was presented by the PT MP in May. Monica Silva Ruiz but not in the general assembly, but in front of the Government and the Political Coordination Board, There is no consensus on how to manage it.for this, he asked the legislature to look for agreements to unlock the problem.

What does the new initiative in favor of legal abortion say?

The new initiative allows medical or nursing staff to have abortions. be a conscientious objector excuses but cannot be appealed if the legal termination of pregnancy is urgent or the result of a sexual violation.

Claims that the right to protection of health has the purpose of securing the right to freely decide and be informed about the practice of maternity; He the state serves sexual education, sexual health, reproductive health and legal termination of pregnancy.

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The aim of family planning and birth control services offered by the state is to eliminate the preventable causes of maternal illness and death. integrated services sexual and reproductive health to prevent and reduce unsafe abortions, including education, access to birth control methods, prevention of the spread of sexually transmitted infections, and attention to unwanted pregnancies.

It is recommended that the Ministry of Health promote responsible parenting. prevent unplanned and unwanted pregnancies; to deal condom and free family planning methods, especially for at-risk and/or vulnerable groups, without age, gender or requiring adult accompaniment to access services, as well as for people living in rural and remote areas.

New chapter: Legal Termination of Pregnancy

The section entitled Legally Interrupted Pregnancy states that: public health institutions should apply for free and quality conditions, where permitted in the Puebla Penal Code, at the request of the woman or pregnant person concerned.

To do this, they must provide medical and social counseling services that provide accurate and timely information on other options available to women. abortionlike Adoption or social support programs, as well as possible consequences Health.

Health institutions when the woman or pregnant requests a legal abortion They must do this within a maximum of three calendar days.Except for the declaration that the pregnancy is the result of rape, it is counted from the date the application is made and the conditions are met, and in this case, the deduction is made immediately.

The initiative is not reforming the penal code. Up to one year jail for abortion womancontrary to what was presented by former lawmakers in the last legislature Rocio Garcia OlmedoPRI and Stephanie Rodriguez Sandovalfrom Morena kept in the legislative freezer.