Almost a year after the
historic referendum
on the legalization of voluntary termination of pregnancy, San Marino approves its law on abortion which, therefore, is no longer considered a crime.
The Great and General Council, the San Marino parliamentary body made up of 60 deputies, yesterday approved at second reading the bill resulting from the popular consultation last September.
There were 32 votes in favor, seven against and ten abstentions.
Before the approval in the classroom, there was the unusual and out-of-the-ceremonial declaration of the
Captains Regent
, the heads of state, who thanked the institutional secretariat and the political forces who meditated "to achieve a result that would implement a referendum".
In the norm,
Law 21
, there is an obligation to pass through the clinic for all women who choose to have an abortion within the twelfth week of pregnancy.
With the only possibility of opting for a remote meeting, through a screen.
An amendment has not passed that wanted to make this access optional, to protect freedom of choice and privacy.
"We are celebrating, but we must be aware that it is a starting point", was the comment of the
San Marino Women's Union (UDS)
, which promoted the referendum.
Upon approval, the women of the movement, coming from all political camps of the country, gathered in Piazza della Libertà and in front of the Palazzo Pubblico to celebrate.
"It took the organization and strength of Uds to succeed, all together, a link in an emancipatory chain that starts from afar and does not stop there, it never stops. former left parliamentarian and first woman in politics to wage the battle for abortion nearly 20 years ago.
