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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\tWith this proposal, the OBD’s intention is to contribute to social debate on the matter and put an end to the current situation of legal uncertainty brought about by the distorted application of the outdated law in force. According to Mar\u00eda Casado, OBD director, “This legal reform aims to bring current legislation into line with reality, making the conditions required for VTP clear and accessible, respecting the autonomy of women and their decision-making capacity in this area, barring discrimination and providing access to the practice to people with fewer resources, while also establishing a system of gradually increasing protection for the foetus based on its viability”. <\/p>\n
The coordinators of the document on voluntary termination of pregnancy, in which experts from a wide range of disciplines have taken part, are Mar\u00eda Casado, holder of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics at the University of Barcelona and Director of the OBD; Mirentxu Corcoy, Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Barcelona; Rosa Ros, physician and Director of the Youth Centre for Contraception and Sexuality and President of the Catalan Society for Contraception; and Albert Royes, Secretary of the Bioethics Committee of the University of Barcelona. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Opinion Group of the Observatory on Bioethics and Law (OBD) at the University of Barcelona, housed at the Barcelona Science Park, has published a document <\/a> that proposes changes to the legislation regulating the voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP). The proposal backs legalisation of the practice so that it be considered and treated as any other health care practice and, therefore, genuinely accepted as a public health care service. 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