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Judi Lynn

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Mon Mar 18, 2024, 09:05 AM Mar 2024

Peruvian Congress passes bill to guarantee fetal rights

Legislators of Peru have passed a bill to initiate protections for pregnant women and unborn children throughout every stage of pregnancy. Furthermore, the legislation is worded in order to place equal importance on the life of the mother and child. The bill comes after Peru amended its constitution to recognize that human life begins at conception in 2023.

CNA reports that the bill sailed through the Peruvian Congress, passing in a vote of 87-18, with seven abstentions. It is now headed to the desk of President Dina Boluarte, who is expected to sign the bill into law.

The law would require the state and private institutions to provide special protections to pregnant women and the unborn child throughout all stages of the pregnancy, and into the postpartum period. This includes guarantees of comprehensive healthcare coverage for pregnant women and the unborn child, from routine checkups to childbirth and beyond.

In addition, it recognizes the rights of the father, extending to them the same benefits in relation to the pregnancy.

The law will also prevent the use of the Peruvian penal code to argue a right to abortion exists within the nation.

More:
https://aleteia.org/2024/03/18/peruvian-congress-passes-bill-to-guarantee-fetal-rights/

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Peruvian Congress passes bill to guarantee fetal rights (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2024 OP
Coming soon to the USA courtesy of the GOP and SCOTUS Pachamama Mar 2024 #1
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