WTO shares announced by Minister Gallardon on abortion law because it responds to the request of the Organization
Madrid, January 2012- the President of the College medical organization (WTO), Juan José RodrÃguez SendÃn, expressed satisfaction at the announcement made yesterday by the Minister of Justice, Alberto RuÃz Gallardón, of reforming the law on Sexual and reproductive health and the voluntary interruption of pregnancy that require parental consent for minors who decide to abort.
Welcome this announcement in response to our request in full debate of the law, passed in March 2010, because it has reconsidered something which for us was a major hole, the minor needs clear and definitive support someone for taking such an important decision ”, asserts.
From the WTO – says – have always defended this stance because the support is more important and less dangerous than otherwise and we took into consideration in part because it changed somehow and was the caveat that might not have the permission of parents when I had a bad relationship ”.
Dr. Rodriguez SendÃn believes that is better than this is corrected and the minor, for that is, before a very traumatic event, be accompanied or you have the privilege, at least one of their parents ” and reiterates the position already expressed by the WTO that minors need parental permission, or to didn’t them, his legal representative ”.
To the Chairman of the WTO, it would be appropriate that the new Government addressed also the modification of the use of the tablet of the day after, a matter on which make the Organization at the time.
For the Dr. RodrÃguez SendÃn, sale may not be free and must be prescribed by professionals or at least give it for free in public centres with all guarantees to know who takes and few take and take, Furthermore, to preventive education on the use of other types of care ”.
The requirement of parental to abort consent as the modification of the use of the tablet of the day after, are the two big gaps from the WTO we believe that they were not well resolved and we welcome the announcement of the resolution, at least one of them ”, says the Chairman of the WTO.
During the processing of the law on Sexual and reproductive health and voluntary pregnancy interruption, the WTO denounced publicly and in the Parliament was a mistake to grant absolute autonomy to abort the child and expressed, among other issues, the advisability and importance of informing the parents or guardiansto not deprive minors who decided voluntarily to terminate their pregnancies, for his advice, support and help.
