BUENOS AIRES, 13 March (Reuters) – the highest court of
Argentine justice said Tuesday that the interruption of a
pregnancy caused by an infringement is not punishable, indicating that
the judges may not hinder its practice or the
doctors attending him to be exposed to penalties.
The Supreme Court referred to a case in which the
abortion was practiced, but indicated that his statement was
necessary to establish a guide for the settlement of futures
incidents where victims of a violation should face a
many times delayed judicial process authorize the
interventions.
The ruling clarified a law of 1922, interpreted by
judges as enabling abortions only in cases of
pregnancies by rape on women with mental health problems.
To do so, the Court said that “played the Penal Code
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saying that the termination of pregnancy is not punishable
from all kinds of rape and that any case of
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non punishable abortion is not subject to a judicial procedure”,
according to a release from the body.
Abortion is illegal in most of the countries
Latin American, where lives around the half of the
Catholic population in the world, although many allow the
procedure in cases of rape.
In Cuba and Guyana abortion is only legal.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court called to
authorities to implement hospital protocols that remove
all barriers to access to medical services for
meet non punishable abortion.
He also indicated that hospitals should have a system
to allow health workers exercise their right of objection
of conscience without that this will lead to delays that
engage the attention of the requesting service.
The Catholic Church expressed its rejection of any form of
abortion.
The President of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina,
Monsignor José MarÃa Arancedo, said that abortion “is the
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Suppression of an innocent life, and there is no reason or
reason that justifies the Elimination of an innocent, life or
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even in the unfortunate and sad case of rape”.
