It stipulates that abortion will be criminalized in all circumstances. Article 126 defines the concept of abortion and the punishment for those who cause it. Articles 126 to 128 and 132 specify the scope of the penalty for anyone who initiates or performs an abortion. Intentional abortion is criminalized with 3 to 6 years in prison if the woman`s consent is present, with 6 to 8 years in prison if the person initiating the abortion does so without the mother`s consent and without the use of force, and with 8 to 10 years in prison if it is used. In the event that the woman provokes or accepts her abortion, she is punished with a prison sentence of 3 to 6 years, and if the abortion is caused by acts of violence without the aim of provoking it, she will be punished with a prison sentence of 4 to 6 years. “However, thanks to regulation and obstruction in Puerto Rico, he has reduced [the number of abortion clinics]. In Puerto Rico, clinics have currently been reduced to about four active clinics because it is very cumbersome to offer this service and existing regulations,” he said. Most of these clinics are concentrated in the metropolitan area. It notes that abortion may be punished in all cases and by all means, with deprivation of liberty both for the woman and for any other person who participates in the act. Health professionals and pharmacists involved in the crime must perform forced labor. As a rule, abortion clinics interview and accompany women as part of the consultation process.
This way, you can talk about existing alternatives like adoption. It also allows women to decide through education whether they really want to have an abortion or not. Of course, women have the right to change their minds, and this must be respected without discrimination or coercion. Exactly, with the power that states and territories have to regulate abortion, anti-right Dignity Project activist Joanne Rodríguez Veve proposed and brought in co-authors from the New Progressive Party and the People`s Democratic Party to introduce Senate Bill 693 (PS 693), which aims to restrict this human right in Puerto Rico from the 22nd week of pregnancy. if, without scientific criteria, the viability of the fetus is assumed. With the U.S. Supreme Court`s decision, abortion rights will now be determined by the states, unless Congress acts. Nearly half of the states have already passed laws or will pass laws banning abortion. Others have adopted strict measures to regulate the procedure. Read here: Restricting abortion is not pro-life With Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution protects a pregnant woman`s freedom to choose to have an abortion without excessive state restrictions.
In this way, the constitutional right to voluntary abortion was recognized. Nearly half a century later, the predominantly conservative Federal Supreme Court is considering Dobbs v. Jackson Women`s Health Organization, a lawsuit seeking to overturn Mississippi legislation passed in March 2018 that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with a few exceptions. The crucial question is whether all bans on elective abortions are unconstitutional. Yes. A minor can have an abortion in Puerto Rico. You do not need the consent of your parent or guardian. Yes, you must have consulted a doctor and received the necessary information to make the decision knowingly and voluntarily. Some clinics require the minor to be accompanied by an adult, but this is not due to a legal requirement, but to the internal regulations of these institutions. Emanuelli specifically referred to article 98 of the 2012 Penal Code, which allows therapeutically induced abortions performed by a doctor duly authorized to practice medicine in Puerto Rico in order to preserve the physical and mental health or life of the mother. The leak Tuesday night of a draft majority opinion among the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the landmark Roe v.
Wade decision. Wade is an expected reality move for the already planned removal of abortion rights from the federal level, but it would not directly affect Puerto Rico, according to lawyers consulted by Todas. As with all medical procedures, the person who performs the abortion has the right to protect his or her confidentiality. To learn more about this right, you can go here.