From the Women’s Center against Violence in Aosta reports are arriving pregnant women, willing to abortforced to listen to the fetal heartbeat and made aware of promises of economic support aimed at dissuading the choice terminate the pregnancy.
Women’s Center against Violence in Aosta, reports of people forced to listen to the fetal heartbeat
“The Women’s Center against Violence in Aosta has received – we read in the note issued by the same Center – reports of women who, having arrived at public health facilities in the regional territory to access voluntary termination of pregnancy, were in the same places subjected to undue interference and pressure from volunteers”.
Pressures, the statement continues, “consisting of requiring them to listen to the fetal heartbeat or promising financial support or consumer goods, with the specific intent of dissuading them from the very personal and often painful choice to have an abortion”.
Monitoring actions for the correct application of law 194/1978 are underway
The structure, “in synergy with the anti-violence centers belonging to the Di.re national network – Women in the network against violence, will therefore initiate monitoring actions of the correct application of law 194/1978 in the regional territory, and awareness and resistance actions”.
The statement underlines that the Center will support women and will evaluate with them, “if the conditions apply and in compliance with their wishes, any useful initiative to protect them”.
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The Women’s Center “shares, in fact, the concerns expressed by many parties regarding the government’s choice to provide, with an amendment to law 194, the possibility for clinics, public facilities for the reception and protection of women’s health, to agree on the presence of the so-called pro-life associations, not only to support difficult motherhood paths after birth, but also in the very delicate maturation phase of the decision to interrupt, or not, the pregnancy”.
The opposition protests against the amendment to law 194
Several opposition parties have attacked the aforementioned amendment, defined as an attack on law 194. According to the positions of the 5 Star Movement, the Democratic Party and the Green Left Alliance, the amendment would serve to allow “Pro Life” associations to enter the clinics, anti-abortionists.
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