Abortion law: about 100 amendments filed
The general debate ended in the late morning, the Health Commission begins in the early afternoon the exam and the vote on the 9 articles of the Draft Law on Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy and about 100 amendments deposited by the various political forces. The PDL, prepared by the Secretariats of State for the Interior, Justice and Health, received – as required by law – the preventive positive opinion of the Guarantor Board oneffective implementation of the referendum question approved last September 26 by 77.3% of San Marino citizens and now the integrated text is now in the referent, before its arrival in the Great and General Council, for its definitive approval.
During the general debate it emerged that the changes, compared to the original text of the pdlcould relate to theconscientious objection by doctors, the establishment of a clinic, privacy, contraception, sex education, the technical timing. Voluntary termination of pregnancy implies ethical assessments and therefore the PDL will not likely be screened according to the normal logic of majority and opposition alignment.
For the commissioners of Libera, Rete, RF and the Mixed Group the final text must strictly respect the popular dictation, with improvements that can make it applicable. NPR and Domani Motus Liberi have left freedom of conscience to their commissioners. The Pdcs has announced amendments borrowed, in part, from the Italian law 194 to put women in the position of being able to choose – the Secretary Gian Carlo Venturini specified – with the utmost awareness.
At a court discussion representation of the Union of San Marino Women which has always been at the forefront of defending women’s free choice and has played a primary role in the referendum campaign.