28 minutes agoHungarian government stiffens abortion rules
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The Hungarian right-wing government has issued a decree through which doctors are required to show women wanting to perform abortions, vital signs of the fetus. This obligation presents severity to the relatively liberal rules of abortion in Hungary. The decree says health personnel should offer pregnant women “a clear indication of [...]
The decree says health personnel should offer to pregnant women “a clear and identifiable indication of vital signs of fetus” before continuing with any abortion procedure. This rule goes into effect on September 15th.
Hungary's Interior Ministry said that <x0Fift two-thirds of Hungarians link the beginning of a child's life to the first heartbeat” and that modern equipment can detect fetus heart rate at the beginning of pregnancy, which could be used to enable “to complete information to pregnant women”
The abortion laws in Hungary are relatively liberal and have remained almost unchanged since abortion was allowed in 1953.
The Hungarian nationalist government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, portrays itself as champion of traditional family values and has offered tax cuts and subsidies for families with many children in an effort to raise the level of nighthood.
The government also introduced in the 2011 Constitution that the fetus' <x0 victims must be protected from conception”, but has again attempted to toughen abortion rules.
Hungarian lawmaker from a right-wing party, Dora Duro, wrote on Facebook that her party, “Our Landy”, has submitted this new request, adding that the Government has approved this request to force the pregnant to hear the fetus' heart beatings before performing abortion.
“This is the first pro-life decision since abortion was adopted in 1956, breaking decades-old taboo”, she wrote. / REL
