They seek to condemn violence against pregnant women

by times news cr

2024-05-12 23:56:10

To eradicate the obstetric violence that many women suffer from, the PRI deputy, Fausto Zamoranopresented a bill to impose a prison sentence of between three and six years on medical personnel who carry out these attacks.

He explained that these acts can take different forms, such as physical, which includes actions such as excessive use of force during childbirth, episiotomies unnecessary, and others invasive procedures without justification medical; as well as humiliation, intimidation or verbal abuse during care.

For this reason, he proposed reforms to the articles 324, 325 and 326 of the Penal Code for the Federal District to punish with prison the doctor who, to the detriment of a pregnant woman, forces the patient to give birth in conditions beyond her will or against her cultural practices, when the necessary means exist to carry out humanized childbirth.

As well as anyone who hinders the child’s early attachment to his mother without justified medical cause, denying him the possibility of holding and breastfeeding him immediately after birth; whoever alters the natural process of low-risk childbirth, through the use of medications or acceleration techniques, without obtaining the voluntary, culturally appropriate, express and informed consent of the mother.

Zamorano explained that these reforms also seek to condemn anyone who imposes, by any means, the use of contraceptive or sterilization methods without the voluntary, express and informed consent of the patient.

Meanwhile, the initiative was turned over to the Administration and Justice Procurement Commission for analysis and opinion.

2024-05-12 23:56:10

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