Women have the right to decide about their body and their health

Specialists point out that the more prohibitions are placed, the more inequality there is.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo: Shutterstock.

The World Organization for Health (OMS) announced this Wednesday that all women have the right to decide regarding their body y your healthin view of the fact that this means a risk for the patients, since it considers that the sentence of the US Supreme Court. that removes legal protection for abortion in force in that country, is a “regression”.

“All women they should have the right to decide when it comes to their bodies and their health. Period”, emphasized the general director of the organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyessus, at a press conference in which he addressed different health topics of interest International.

The official commented that there is no doubt that restricting access to abortion “leads women and girls to opt for unsafe abortions, which result in complications and even death.”

Tedros has highlighted that in the last 40 years the trend in the countries has been towards safe abortion and guaranteeing its access.

“Unfortunately, there has been a setback,” he declared in reference to the decision of the US Supreme Court, adding that “now it is more important than ever to protect the right to woman to safe abortion in all communities.

The situation of the exercise practice of abortions in Puerto Rico will not change at all following the repeal of the case doctrine Roe versus Wade decided last week by the United States Supreme Courtand this scenario must not change to impose new restrictions, said today the president of College of Physicians.

Abortion in Puerto Rico

“Nothing has changed here. The abortions that are done here are performed through the doctor-patient relationship and the clinics authorized for this practice include licensed doctors,” said Dr. Carlos Díazpresident of the College of Physicians, in an interview with the Journal of Medicine and Public Health.

The leader of the doctors advocated because the Legislature Do not attempt new bans on the practice of terminating pregnancies because this will not discourage the number of abortions. Díaz referred to the fact that the decision of the United States Supreme Court left the local regulation of this practice in the hands of the states and territories.

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