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Tuesday June 23, 2009
Slovakia Passes Informed Consent Law Despite Pressure from Pro-Abort Groups
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BRATISLAVA, June 22, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Informed consent before abortion has been adopted by the Slovak Parliament, establishing a mandatory counseling requirement, a 3 days waiting period, and mandatory parental/guardian consent requirements for minors within the current Slovak abortion law.
International abortion groups' pressure, coordinated by the US based pro-abortion network "Center for Reproductive Rights," called for rejection of the amendment, claiming that it was "in conflict with women's rights to privacy, physical integrity and autonomy, confidentiality, health, and non- discrimination."
A letter signed by 19 pro-abortion organizations and networks and 7 individuals was sent to all Slovak policy makers, quoting the World Health Organization: "Parental notification or authorization is considered a requirement that deters women from seeking timely care and may lead them to risk self- induced abortion or clandestine services," and also quoting the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
A couple of days before the vote, however, more than 80 organizations and 53 individuals from all over the world, alerted by the Familiokratos Coalition, complimented all Slovak policy makers, pointing out that, "As many as 85 % of women surveyed feel that they were misinformed or denied relevant information during their pre-abortion counseling."
"While international abortion groups seek to put pressure on this Parliament to restrict a woman's choice, it is paramount that abortion is not a human right under European law and that individual States have the sole authority to determine the protections they wish to afford to life and to women's health," they said.
The amendment was adopted by 87 Members of Parliament voting for and only 7 against.
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