(ANSA) - PERUGIA, SEPTEMBER 15 - "In no health authority or hospital in the Umbria Region, it appears that women asking for the termination of pregnancy are forced to listen to the fetus's heartbeat, as was declared in the course of a press conference" : this was reported by the Regional Health Department.
"Since this is a serious complaint - affirms the Councilorship in a note - of a fact that strongly affects the rights of women and touches on a delicate issue such as that of the interruption of pregnancy, it would be appropriate that those who brought this serious facts to attention, should detail them in order to allow the health authorities to proceed with the appropriate checks.
Otherwise, reiterating that even from the feedback promptly requested from the Companies today, there are no such facts in Umbria, the Region will be forced to have to protect all the professionals and operators who work with professionalism and correctness in the regional health system in the appropriate manner ". (ANSA ).
