government Hungary decree obligated to listen to the heartbeat of the fetus A requirement that all pregnant women who choose to take this step must meet before having an abortion.
The measure will take effect next Friday.According to the decree published in the Official Gazette on the night of Monday-Tuesday and signed by Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, which stipulates that before having an abortion, the woman must present a document proving that she has had an abortion. information about the vital signs of the fetus.
For this, doctorsprovide the pregnant woman with an indication of the vital signs of the fetus in a clearly identifiable way“He reads the edict.
Both independent media, such as the digital newspaper 24.hu, and close to the ultranationalist Viktor Orbán government (like Hirtv.hu), assure that the Government refers to the heartbeat with the phrase “vital signs”.
The current law, which has been in effect since 1992, determines that between the 12th and 24th weeks of pregnancy, women can freely choose an abortion.without any conditions other than your own decision.
In exceptional cases, abortion is also possible later in pregnancy, usually for medical reasons, when the fetus is diagnosed with a pathology incompatible with life, or when the mother’s life is in danger.
Left Democratic Coalition party made a statement Clarifying whether the government is ready to change abortion rules.
Dóra Dúró, deputy of the far-right party Nuestra Patria, expressed her satisfaction with the new measure.
“The government has adapted our homeland’s offer”Duró wrote on his Facebook account that he was taking a step towards “protecting all fetuses from conception.”
So far, the government of Orbán’s conservative Fidesz party, which has an overwhelming majority in Parliament, has assured him that it has no plans to limit the right to abortion.
But the country’s president, Katalin Novák, who was close to Orbán, who came to power last May, promised in his election campaign that he would support “those who protect life from pregnancy”.
According to statistics from the Office of Statistics, 21,907 abortions and 93,000 births were recorded in Hungary with a population of 9.7 million last year.