In spain, promote a law to have 3 days of leave during the menstrual period. In addition, the initiative calls for the elimination VAT on feminine hygiene products.
This and other measures are contemplated within a new abortion law which will be approved soon and recognizes the right to menstrual health.
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Measures that recognize the right to menstrual health
Among the measures contemplated by this new law, according to the draft of the preliminary project to which the Spanish media agreed Being Chain stand out:
- Las women will be able to take 3 days leave when they are menstruating.
- In the Educational centers must guarantee products for menstruation when needed.
- Los Feminine hygiene products should be freely available for women at risk of exclusion or situation of vulnerability -what is called menstrual poverty- and in prisons.
- See eliminates VAT for feminine hygiene items.
- It is guaranteed the public financing of contraceptives hormones, the morning following pill and free distribution in institutes linked to sex education campaigns.
new abortion law
The new abortion law will allow 16 and 17 year old girls can interrupt pregnancy without parental permission. Likewise, it wants to change the model to guarantee that the abortion is carried out in a public health center and, exceptionally, in an accredited private clinic. Also, keep deadlines. Free abortion and at the request of the woman will be within 14 weeks of gestation.
Besides, regulates the conscientious objection of professionals and creates a register of objectors in each autonomous community. On this point, he clarifies that access to abortion will not be affected by that individual objection. According to the draft, in order to ensure public services, sufficient health personnel will be organized and ensured so that the woman can interrupt her pregnancy.
Other measures included in the law
- if prevent leave days for termination of pregnancy.
- consider as a form of violence once morest women surrogacy.
- It will prohibit the of agencies with sanctions, and establishes that Spanish courts may prosecute couples who go abroad for surrogacyillegal practice in Spain.