regular assembly
seek private clinics that perform abortions
Mexico City .- Health Commission in the Legislative Assembly announced reforms to the Law of the Federal District Health that private clinics that offer legal abortion to inform the Ministry of Health on the procedures they perform.
This c on the goal of having information on all public institutions or private practice "abortions" in Mexico City and thus eradicate the black figures on the number of terminations are carried out in this area public and private.
The chairman of this committee, Maricela Contreras, acknowledged that since the adoption of health reforms in which decriminalized abortion, April 2007 to September 2010, it had recorded 46 000 777 induced abortions.
Therefore, he said, the urgency of developing diagnostics that reveal the characteristics of women who come to these procedures and campaigning to prevent unwanted pregnancies, for a responsible exercise of sexuality.
"The data we currently have, only apply to public health services, so that there is still underreporting of abortions performed in private clinics that have sprung up with reforms that allow termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks of administration, "he said.
These amendments to the Health Act, to be presented at the next plenary sessions of the Legislative Assembly shall provide that each private clinic that offers the service of legal abortion, send a daily report to the Ministry of Health of the capital, electronically or by telephone to conduct practices, according to a format for that purpose to develop the health authority.
also announced that, according to the Ministry of Health of the capital, from April 2007 until September 23, 2010, the service provided in 17 public hospitals in the Federal District, have practiced 46 000 777 legal terminations of pregnancies of 75 000 694 who came to inquire.
"If so, almost 30 000 women decided not practiced this method, after the information they provided, which shows that this is an option and a decision that belongs only to women and are not forces "he said.
also mentioned that these procedures, 2 000 645 were children, 10 000 66 from the State of Mexico and 429 thousand of other states.
PRD lawmaker revealed that by 2011, we need at least 43 million dollars to continue providing these services are free character, he announced that seek to label in the next budget package to send the local to the ALDF Executive, as this program since its inception operated without allocated resources and efforts have been made by the local Health Department to ensure this service.
also Assemblywoman Maricela Contreras demanded respect for the leaders of the Church on the actions of the authorities and legislators of the Federal District in the recognition of rights.
"It is a basic attitude of respect for the secular state what we demand, they (the leaders of the church) should reflect on their ideology, because 84 percent of women who had an abortion are Catholics" he said.
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