Abortion Law
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Since last July 5, 2010 Spain has a new abortion law, Also known as the Law on sexual and reproductive health and abortion. 25 years after the decriminalization of abortion in Spain (only three cases) approved a new legislation that divided society and experts, and has required a year of bitter debate in Parliament to see the light.
The 1985 Act:
The previous law contemplated only three cases for the abortion was legal:
1. If serious danger to life or physical or mental health of the pregnant woman (For which there is no limit to weeks of gestation).
2. If pregnancy consummated in violation the police report that there is (up to 12 weeks).
3. If there are any serious physical or mental defects to the fetus, Ie, fetal anomalies incompatible with life, major defects or chromosomal abnormalities in fetal development that jeopardize their lives as healthy people. This scenario is called eugenic abortion (through week 22).
Changes in the new law:
- The new law sets the following deadlines: Set free abortion up to 14 weeks gestation to 22 in case of risk of life or health of women, or severe fetal anomalies.
- Is 16 years of age to decide on abortion, While noting that at least one parent or guardian of girls aged 16 and 17 must be informed of their abortions, except where such would cause a serious conflict with the risk of threats, coercion or ill-treatment, which case the decision will rest with the doctor.
- The child must be accompanied for at least one of their legal representatives (parents or guardians).
Sanctions for noncompliance:
The new law punishes not only the person who performs an abortion in cases not provided, but even those who do not have the required reports or at an unauthorized, And who consents to an abortion or beyond 22 weeks of gestation, beyond the planned extra assumptions. There is no term of imprisonment for women.
Places where you can perform abortions:
In health network centers public or those linked to it.
Physicians:
Conscientious objection is limited to the professionals directly involved in abortion. In addition, the law provides that objectors should exercise their right to individually, in writing and justified. Medical schools and nursing schools will be required to teach in their classrooms to perform abortions.
The government wants to make abortion a free public service throughout the national territory, Contrary to what has been happening so far, with most of the abortions performed in private clinics (98%, according to data from 2008) and not in all regions.
Contraceptives:
Public health finance all or part of next-generation contraceptives. The poor people can get by public health.
