Concordia considers that the reform to decriminalize women who voluntarily terminate their pregnancy is limited progress and assures that, if he governs, he will prioritize decriminalizing healthcare professionals and include the service in the portfolio of CASS benefits. This was stated by General Counsel Maria Àngels Aché, who described the amendment as a “small step” and regretted that no progress has been made towards wider decriminalisation. “In practice, the modification does not change anything for the woman”has affirmed.
The PS asked for more time to finish studying the text once it is in the hands of the councilors, in any case, however, according to what was made public through the media, they consider that the solution that has been reached “it is a more than insufficient proposal.”
From Andorra Endavant, the president of the parliamentary groupCarine Montaner, regretted the Government’s procedure and demanded respect for the co-principality. The General Counsel has questioned whether the text was sent to Mitra before entering it in parliamentary procedure. “There are institutional forms that must be respected and it is very important that Mitra has the text before entering it into the process,” he defended.
Montaner indicated that the general councilors did not yet have the text and warned that, if Mitra hasn’t received it, “it’s a problem”. He also questioned whether the reform was accelerated at the end of the legislature and warned that Andorra Endavant will vote against if Mitra has not received the text and is upset by the procedure. “If Mitra has the text and has given the go-ahead, fantastic,” he said.
For her part, the councilor general of Democrats Maria Martisella defined the reform as “a step forward” and recalled that exempting women who terminate their pregnancies from criminal liability was part of the electoral program of the training Martisella has explained that the project is the result of talks held calmly and has specified that the democratic parliamentary group has not participated directly in the negotiations, which have been carried out by the minister and the head of government.
