Hungary eases abortion rules in women's rights overhaul
The package would let women get emergency contraception without a prescription and criminalize misuse of intimate images, officials said.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced Hungary will ease emergency contraception access and roll back a 2022 abortion rule requiring proof of a 'definitive sign of life' as part of a comprehensive women's rights package.
- Magyar plans to amend the 2022 rule, stating the policy failed to reduce abortions while raising 'serious bioethical questions' and causing additional trauma for women facing difficult circumstances.
- The government will also ratify the 2014 Istanbul Convention and introduce measures to tackle 'menstrual poverty,' aiming to curb violence against women and ensure safety and dignity, Magyar said.
- Doctors and women's rights groups criticized the prior procedure, calling it 'cruel' and 'humiliating,' while the government argued the heartbeat rule caused additional trauma for women facing difficult circumstances.
- Criminal code amendments will include criminalizing misuse of intimate images and mandating voluntary consent for sexual acts, representing a sharp break from policies under former premier Viktor Orban.
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Hungary eases abortion rules in women's rights overhaul
Hungary's government will ease access to emergency contraception and roll back a controversial abortion rule as part of a broader package of women's rights reforms, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Thursday.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced today (December 12) that the government will ease restrictions on access to emergency contraceptives and repeal a controversial abortion regulation as part of a broader women's rights reform program. These measures include strengthening protections for victims of violence and ratifying an international treaty against violence against women, highlighting a complete break between Hungary and the pol…
Hungary's government will ease access to emergency contraception and repeal a controversial abortion law, as part of a broader package of rights reforms... Hungary: Magyar government repeals Orban's controversial abortion law - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ
The government is amending the heart sound decree, and at the same time it is abolishing the prescription requirement for post-event pills. As a result of the months-long “beginning of life” dialogue, the protection of the unborn in Hungary is weakening. Péter Magyar announced in a Facebook video that the government has made several decisions that affect the so-called beginning of life issues, which the Ministry of Health has been dealing with f…
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